Knightly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages

being attentive to women like an ideal knight

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈaɪtli/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈaɪtli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈaɪtli/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈaɪtli/.

Examples

chivalric rites
the knightly years

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chivalric chivalrous medieval gallant

Parts of Speech

adjective	characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages “chivalric rites”
adjective	being attentive to women like an ideal knight

Word Forms

chivalry	noun	the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
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
gallant	noun	a man who attends or escorts a woman

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ritterlich

charakteristisch für die Zeit des Rittertums und des Rittertums im Mittelalter

🇫🇷French

chevaleresque

caractéristique de l'époque de la chevalerie et de la chevalerie au Moyen Âge

🇪🇸Spanish

caballeresco

característico de la época de la caballería y la caballería en la Edad Media

🇮🇹Italian

cavalleresco

caratteristico del tempo della cavalleria e del cavalierato nel Medioevo

🇳🇱Dutch

ridderlijk

kenmerkend voor de tijd van ridderlijkheid en ridderschap in de Middeleeuwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

cavalheiresco

característica da época da cavalaria e da cavalaria na Idade Média

🇷🇺Russian

рыцарский

Характеристика времени рыцарства и рыцарства в средние века

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाइट की तरह

मध्य युग में शूरता और शूरवीरता के समय की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

নাইটলি

মধ্যযুগে বীরত্ব এবং নাইটহুডের সময়ের বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

மாவீரர்

இடைக்காலத்தில் வீரம் மற்றும் மாவீரர் காலத்தின் சிறப்பியல்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నైట్లీ

మధ్య యుగాలలో శౌర్యం మరియు నైట్‌హుడ్ కాలం యొక్క లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

शूरवीर

मध्ययुगातील शौर्य आणि नाइटहूडच्या काळाचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાઈટલી

મધ્ય યુગમાં શૌર્ય અને નાઈટહૂડના સમયની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೈಟ್ಲಿ

ಮಧ್ಯಯುಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಶ್ವದಳ ಮತ್ತು ನೈಟ್‌ಹುಡ್‌ನ ಸಮಯದ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നൈറ്റ്ലി

മധ്യകാലഘട്ടത്തിലെ ധീരതയുടെയും നൈറ്റ്‌ഹുഡിൻ്റെയും കാലത്തെ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਈਟਲੀ

ਮੱਧ ਯੁੱਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹਾਦਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਈਟਹੁੱਡ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نائٹ

قرون وسطی میں بہادری اور نائٹ ہڈ کے وقت کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骑士般的

中世纪骑士精神和骑士精神的时代特征

🇯🇵Japanese

騎士のような

中世の騎士道と騎士の時代の特徴

🇰🇷Korean

기사다운

중세 기사도와 기사도 시대의 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiệp sĩ

đặc trưng của thời kỳ hiệp sĩ và hiệp sĩ thời trung cổ

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างอัศวิน

ลักษณะของยุคอัศวินและอัศวินในยุคกลาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bahaduri

ciri-ciri zaman ksatria dan ksatria di Abad Pertengahan

🇵🇭Filipino

kabalyero

katangian ng panahon ng chivalry at kabalyero sa Middle Ages

🇲🇾Malay

kesatria

ciri zaman kesatria dan kesatria pada Zaman Pertengahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فارس

سمة من سمات زمن الفروسية والفروسية في العصور الوسطى

🇮🇷Persian

شوالیه

مشخصه دوران جوانمردی و شوالیه در قرون وسطی

🇹🇷Turkish

şövalye gibi

Orta Çağ'da şövalyelik ve şövalyelik zamanının karakteristiği

🇮🇱Hebrew

אבירי

מאפיין את תקופת האבירות והאבירות בימי הביניים

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