Synonyms for gallant
- adjective
- noun
Most common
brave courageous valiant chivalrous magnificent splendid high-spirited dashing
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Brave — brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women
brave, valiant, chivalrous, courageous, doughty, valorous, daring, knightly, heroic, noble, dauntless, gentlemanly, polite, courteous, fearless, intrepid, stalwart, chivalric, courtly, bold, stout, attentive
2. Splendid — showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed
splendid, magnificent, majestic, fine, lofty, showy, dignified, stately, proud dated
Other
Noun
1. Seducer — one who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer
seducer, lady-killer informal, paramour, philanderer formal, skirt chaser, lecher, wanton dated, libertine dated, rake dated, debauchee dated
2. Beau — A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women
dandy, spark, suitor, lover, clothes horse, admirer, fashion plate, sheikh UK, sheik CA, masher, wooer, fribble, sweetheart, coxcomb, popinjay, beau dated, fop dated, dude dated, swell dated, buck dated UK, exquisite rare, blade dated, jack-a-dandy dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
- adj. 2
Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
- n. 1
A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.
- n. 2
One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
Related words
- Word family
- gallanthood gallantly gallantness gallantry
- Phrases
- gallant soldier
Forms
- Plural
- gallants → seducers, lady-killers, paramours, philanderers…
Example sentences
- brave When it comes to war, they are as brave as anyone.
- courageous Tom told Mary that he thought John was courageous.
- valiant Her appearance presented a valiant attempt at smartness.
- chivalrous Mr Tanaka is a chivalrous man.
- magnificent Have you honestly ever seen a view so magnificent?
- splendid His nephew was absorbed in the splendid fireworks.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gallant | steady | |
| brave | rising | |
| courageous | steady | |
| valiant | steady | |
| chivalrous | rising | |
| magnificent | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gay1, fop1
- 4 letters
- fine1, dude1, bold1, buck1, beau1, rake1
- 5 letters
- proud1, brave1, lover2, noble2, blade1, spark1, swell1, stout1, lofty2, dandy2, sheik1, showy2, wooer
- 6 letters
- knight1, polite2, heroic3, daring2, sheikh1, squire1, suitor2, wanton2, masher, lecher2
- 7 letters
- valiant2, dashing2, admirer3, stately2, doughty2, courtly2, seducer3, coxcomb, fribble
- 8 letters
- splendid2, majestic3, fearless2, intrepid3, stalwart2, knightly2, paramour, valorous, popinjay, cicisbeo
- 9 letters
- exquisite3, attentive3, dignified3, courteous3, dauntless, libertine3, chivalric, debauchee
- 10 letters
- sweetheart2, courageous3, chivalrous
- 11 letters
- magnificent4, gentlemanly4, philanderer4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lover2 = 2 syllables).