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Synonyms
gal·lant (găĺənt)

[Middle English galaunt, from Old French galant present participle of galer, to rejoice, of Germanic origin.]

adjective 

  1. Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing: a gallant feathered hat; cut a gallant figure at the coronation.
    1. Unflinching in battle or action; valiant: put up a gallant resistance to the attackers.
    2. Nobly or selflessly resolute: made a gallant attempt to save his friend's reputation.
  3. Stately; majestic.
    1. Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous.
    2. Flirtatious; amorous.

noun 

  1. A fashionable young man.
    1. A man courteously attentive to women.
    2. A woman's lover; a paramour.

verb: -lant·ed, -lant·ing, -lants. 

transitive verb 

To woo or pay court to (a lady).

intransitive verb 

To play the gallant.

derivatives

gaĺlant·ly
adverb