Gallant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

a man who attends or escorts a woman

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈælənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈalənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈalənt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈælənt/.

Examples

a gallant warrior
put up a gallant resistance to the attackers
a dashing hero

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clotheshorse majestic fop swell dashing dandy knightly chivalrous squire dude lofty proud fashion plate beau sheik

Parts of Speech

noun	a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
noun	a man who attends or escorts a woman
adjective	unflinching in battle or action “a gallant warrior”
adjective	lively and spirited “a dashing hero”
adjective	having or displaying great dignity or nobility “a gallant pageant”
adjective	being attentive to women like an ideal knight

Word Forms

dandify	verb	dress like a dandy
gallant	adjective	being attentive to women like an ideal knight
loftiness	noun	impressiveness in scale or proportion
majesty	noun	impressiveness in scale or proportion
chivalry	noun	the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
gallant	noun	a man who attends or escorts a woman
knight	noun	originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

galant

ein Mann, der viel Wert auf seine Kleidung und sein Aussehen legt

🇫🇷French

galant

un homme très soucieux de sa tenue vestimentaire et de son apparence

🇪🇸Spanish

galante

un hombre que está muy preocupado por su vestimenta y apariencia

🇮🇹Italian

galante

un uomo che si preoccupa molto del suo vestito e del suo aspetto

🇳🇱Dutch

dapper

een man die zich veel zorgen maakt over zijn kleding en uiterlijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

galante

um homem que se preocupa muito com seu vestido e aparência

🇷🇺Russian

галантный

мужчина, который очень заботится о своей одежде и внешности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वीर

एक आदमी जो अपने पहनावे और दिखावे को लेकर बहुत चिंतित रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সাহসী

একজন মানুষ যিনি তার পোশাক এবং চেহারা নিয়ে অনেক বেশি উদ্বিগ্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

துணிச்சலான

தனது உடை மற்றும் தோற்றத்தில் அதிக அக்கறை கொண்ட ஒரு மனிதன்

🇮🇳Telugu

శౌర్యవంతుడు

తన వస్త్రధారణ మరియు స్వరూపం పట్ల చాలా శ్రద్ధ వహించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शूर

एक माणूस जो त्याच्या पेहराव आणि देखावाशी संबंधित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહાદુર

એક માણસ જે તેના પહેરવેશ અને દેખાવ સાથે ખૂબ ચિંતિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧೀರ

ತನ್ನ ಉಡುಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ನೋಟದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಾಳಜಿ ವಹಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധീരൻ

വസ്ത്രധാരണത്തിലും ഭാവത്തിലും വളരെയധികം ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മനുഷ്യൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹਾਦਰ

ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਜੋ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਹਿਰਾਵੇ ਅਤੇ ਦਿੱਖ ਨਾਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਚਿੰਤਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہادر

ایک آدمی جو اپنے لباس اور ظاہری شکل سے بہت زیادہ فکر مند ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

英勇

非常关心自己的着装和外表的男人

🇯🇵Japanese

勇敢な

自分の服装や外見にとても気を配る男性

🇰🇷Korean

용감한

옷차림이나 외모에 신경을 많이 쓰는 남자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dũng cảm

một người đàn ông quan tâm nhiều đến cách ăn mặc và ngoại hình của mình

🇹🇭Thai

กล้าหาญ

ผู้ชายที่ใส่ใจกับการแต่งตัวและรูปร่างหน้าตาของเขามาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

gagah

seorang pria yang sangat memperhatikan pakaian dan penampilannya

🇵🇭Filipino

galante

isang lalaki na labis na nag-aalala sa kanyang pananamit at hitsura

🇲🇾Malay

gagah

seorang lelaki yang sangat mementingkan pakaian dan penampilannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شجاع

رجل يهتم كثيرا بلباسه ومظهره

🇮🇷Persian

شجاع

مردی که خیلی به لباس و ظاهرش اهمیت می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

cesur

giyimine ve görünümüne çok önem veren bir adam

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַבִּירִי

אדם שעסוק רבות בלבושו ובמראהו

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