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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gallant \Gal"lant\ (g[a^]l"lant), adjective [F. gallant, prop. p. pr. of OF. galer to rejoice, akin to OF. gale amusement, It. gala ornament; of German origin; cf. OHG. geil merry, luxuriant, wanton, G. geil lascivious, akin to AS. g[=a]l wanton, wicked, OS. g[=e]l merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice, or perh. akin to E. weal. See {Gala}, {Galloon}.]
1. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
The town is built in a very gallant place. --Evelyn.
Our royal, good and gallant ship. --Shak.
2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.
The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave. --Waller.
Syn: {Gallant}, {Courageous}, {Brave}.
Usage: Courageous is generic, denoting an inward spirit which rises above fear; brave is more outward, marking a spirit which braves or defies danger; gallant rises still higher, denoting bravery on extraordinary occasions in a spirit of adventure. A courageous man is ready for battle; a brave man courts it; a gallant man dashes into the midst of the conflict.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), adjective Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), noun
1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable man; a young blood. --Shak.
2. One fond of paying attention to ladies.
3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. --Addison.
Note: In the first sense it is by some ortho["e]pists (as in Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gallant \Gal*lant"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Gallanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gallanting}.]
1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.
2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan. [Obs.] --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gallant
adjective
1: unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
2: lively and spirited; "a dashing hero" [syn: {dashing}]
3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: {lofty}, {majestic}, {proud}]
4: having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight [syn: {chivalrous}, {knightly}]
noun
1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {sheik}, {beau}, {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]
2: a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: {squire}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
204 Moby Thesaurus words for "gallant": Achilles, Beau Brummel, Casanova, David, Don Juan, Hector, Lothario, Roland, Romeo, Samson, a man, abandoned, admirer, adorer, amorist, amoroso, attentive, beau, beloved, blade, blood, bold, bold-spirited, boulevardier, boyfriend, brave, bravura, braw, buck, bulldog, caballero, cavalier, cavaliere servente, ceremonious, champion, chevalier, chichi, chivalric, chivalrous, chutzpanik, clotheshorse, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, coxcomb, dandy, daring, dashing, date, dauntless, debauched, debauchee, decorated hero, demigod, demigoddess, dignified, dirty old man, dissipated, dissolute, doughty, dressy, dude, elegant, escort, esquire, exhibitionistic, exquisite, fashion plate, fast, fearless, fellow, fighting cock, fine, fine gentleman, flame, flashing, flashy, flaunting, fop, formal, free, fribble, frilly, frothy, game, gamecock, gay, gay deceiver, gay dog, gentlemanly, gigolo, glittering, glorious, good soldier, gracious, grand, greathearted, hardy, hero, heroic, heroine, herolike, high-spirited, imposing, inamorato, intrepid, ironhearted, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, jaunty, jazzy, knight, knightlike, knightly, lady-killer, lecher, libertine, licentious, lion, lionhearted, lothario, lounge lizard, love-maker, lover, lover-boy, macaroni, magnificent, majestic, man, man of courage, man-about-town, manful, manly, mannerly, masher, mettlesome, necker, noble, old man, old-fashioned, old-world, paladin, paramour, petter, philanderer, plucky, polite, profligate, puppy, rake, rakehell, rakehellish, rakehelly, rakish, rip, roue, rounder, satyr, seducer, sheik, showy, skirt chaser, snazzy, soldierlike, soldierly, spark, sparker, splashy, splendid, splurgy, sport, sporty, squire, stalwart, stately, stout, stouthearted, suave, sugar daddy, suitor, swain, sweetheart, swell, swinger, the brave, thoughtful, tiger, unafraid, unbridled, undaunted, urbane, valiant, valiant knight, valorous, walking phallus, wanton, well-bred, wild, wolf, woman chaser, womanizer, wooer, young man
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gallant, AL Zip code(s): 35972
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