gallant

Main Entry:
gallant [adj. gal-uhnt guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt n. guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt; v. guh-lant, -lahnt]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: brave, splendid
Synonyms: attentive, bold, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, daring, dashing, dauntless, dignified, doughty, fearless, fire-eating, game*, glorious, gracious, grand, gritty, hairy*, heroic, honorable, intrepid, lionhearted, lofty, magnanimous, noble, plucky, polite, quixotic, stately, stouthearted, suave, thoughtful, urbane, valiant, valorous
Antonyms: afraid, cowardly, fearful, timid, ungentlemanly, unmannerly
Main Entry: bold
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: brave
Synonyms: adventurous, assuming, audacious, aweless, bantam, courageous, daring, dauntless, enterprising, fearless, forward, gallant, heroic, intrepid, resolute, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous
Antonyms: afraid, cowardly, fearful, meek, shy, timid, weak
Main Entry: brave
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: bold
Synonyms: adventurous, audacious, chin-up, chivalrous, confident, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, defiant, doughty, fearless, firm, foolhardy, forward, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, herolike, imprudent, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, militant, nervy, plucky, reckless, resolute, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, strong, unabashed, unafraid, unblenching, undauntable, undaunted, undismayed, unfearful, valiant, valorous, venturesome
Antonyms: afraid, cautious, fearful, frightened, humble, meek, reticent, retiring, shy, timid
Main Entry: chivalrous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: valiant
Synonyms: benevolent, big, bold, brave, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, great-hearted, heroic, high-minded, honorable, intrepid, lofty, magnanimous, manly, noble-minded, polite, quixotic, spirited, sublime, true, valorous
Antonyms: afraid, cowardly, fearful, frightened, humble, unchivalrous
Main Entry: courageous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: brave, bold
Synonyms: Spartan, Trojan, adventuresome, adventurous, assured, audacious, cool, daredevil, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fiery, fire-eating, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, high-spirited, impavid, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, martial, nervy, plucky, red-blooded, resolute, stalwart, stand tall, stouthearted, strong, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, venturesome, venturous
Antonyms: cowardly, faint-hearted, fearful, fearing, meek, shy, timid, weak
Main Entry: court
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fawn over, pay attention to
Synonyms: allure, ask in marriage, attract, beseech, bid, bootlick, captivate, charm, chase, cultivate, curry favor, date, entice, entreat, flatter, follow, gallant, go out with, go steady, go together, go with, grovel, importune, invite, keep company with, make love to, make overture, make time with, pander to, pay addresses to, pay court to, please, pop the question, praise, propose, pursue, run after, seek, seek the hand of, serenade, set one's cap, solicit, spark, spoon, sue, sweetheart, take out, woo
Antonyms: disregard, ignore
Main Entry: courteous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: gentle, mannerly
Synonyms: affable, attentive, ceremonious, civil, civilized, complaisant, considerate, courtly, cultivated, debonair, elegant, gallant, genteel, gracious, polished, polite, refined, respectful, soft-spoken, suave, thoughtful, urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered, well-spoken
Antonyms: bad-mannered, discourteous, impolite, rude, uncivil, uncourteous, unmannerly, unrefined
Main Entry: courtly
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: refined manner
Synonyms: adulatory, affable, aristocratic, august, ceremonious, chivalrous, civil, civilized, complimentary, conventional, cultured, decorous, dignified, elegant, flattering, formal, gallant, gracious, high-bred, imposing, lofty, obliging, polished, polite, preux, prim, refined, stately, studied, urbane
Antonyms: impolite, indecorous, inelegant, low-bred, provincial, rough, uncivil, unpolished, unrefined
Main Entry: cultured
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: well-bred, experienced
Synonyms: able, accomplished, advanced, aesthetic, appreciative, au courant, blue-stocking, chivalrous, civilized, courteous, cultivated, distingue, educated, elegant, enlightened, erudite, gallant, genteel, high-class, highbrow, informed, intellectual, intelligent, knowledgeable, lettered, liberal, literary, literate, mannerly, polished, polite, refined, savant, scholarly, sensitive, sophisticated, tasteful, tolerant, traveled, understanding, up-to-date, urbane, versed, well-informed
Notes: cultured refers to people and pearls; cultivated refers to mind, tastes, speech, or behavior
Antonyms: ignorant, inexperienced, stupid, unsophisticated
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