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Gallant
01
a man who takes great care in his appearance
Grammatical Information
animacy status
animate
plural form
gallants
Examples
The gallant spent hours selecting his outfit for the gala.
02
a man who accompanies or escorts a woman, often with courteous or chivalrous behavior
Examples
The gallant offered his arm to escort her to the carriage.
gallant
01
showing courage and determination
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most gallant
Comparative
more gallant
gradable
Examples
The gallant soldier charged forward despite the enemy fire.
02
(of a man or his manners) behaving with courtesy and politeness toward women
Examples
He held the door open for her with a gallant gesture, showing respect for her.
03
lively, spirited, and full of energy or enthusiasm
Examples
The horse pranced in a gallant display during the parade.
to gallant
01
to show romantic attention to a woman
Dated
Grammatical Information
regular
present tense
gallanting
past simple
gallanted
past participle
gallanted
Examples
He gallanted the young lady at the party with compliments and dancing.
Lexical Tree
gallantry
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