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Meaning of gallant

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  gallant
      adj 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},
         {gallant}]
      3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant
         pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine
         peaks" [syn: {gallant}, {lofty}, {majestic}, {proud}]
      4: being attentive to women like an ideal knight [syn:
         {chivalrous}, {gallant}, {knightly}]
      n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
           [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau},
           {swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]
      2: a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: {squire},
         {gallant}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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