English-Thai Dictionary

cavalier

N นักรบ บน หลัง ม้า  อัศวิน ที่ ขี่ม้า  knight nak-rob-bon-lang-ma

 

cavalierly

ADV หยิ่งยโส  จองหอง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAVALIER

n. 1. A horseman, especially an armed horseman; a knight.
2. A gay, sprightly, military man.
3. The appellation of the party of king Charles I.
4. In fortification, an elevation of earth, situated ordinarily in the gorge of a bastion, bordered with a parapet, with embrasures.
5. In the manege, one who understands horsemanship; one skilled in the art of riding.

 

CAVALIER

a. 1. Gay; sprightly; warlike; brave; generous.
2. Haughty; disdainful.

 

CAVALIERLY

adv. Haughtily; arrogantly; disdainfully.

 

CAVALIERNESS

n.Haughtiness; a disdainful manner.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAVALIER

Cav `a *lier ", n. Etym: [F. cavalier, It. cavaliere, LL. caballarius,fr. L. caballus. See Cavalcade, and cf. Cavallier, Caballine. ]

 

1. A military man serving on horseback; a knight.

 

2. A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.

 

3. One of the court party in the time of king Charles L. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament. Clarendon.

 

4. (Fort. )

 

Defn: A work of more that ordinary heigh, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc. , and overlooking surrounding parts.

 

CAVALIER

CAVALIER Cav `a *lier ", a.

 

Defn: Gay; easy; offhand; frank. The plodding, persevering scupulous accuracy of the one, and the easy, cavalier, verbal fluency of the other, from a complete contrast. Hazlitt.

 

2. High-spirited. [Obs. ] "The people are naturally not valiant, and not much cavalier. " Suckling.

 

3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.

 

4. Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I. "An old Cavalier family. " Beaconsfleld.

 

CAVALIERISH

CAVALIERISH Cav `a *lier "ish, a.

 

Defn: Somewhat like a cavalier.

 

CAVALIERISM

CAVALIERISM Cav `a *lier "ism, n.

 

Defn: The practice or principles of cavaliers. Sir. W. Scott.

 

CAVALIERLY

CAVALIERLY Cav `a *lier "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a supercilious, disdainful, or haughty manner; arroganty. Junius.

 

CAVALIERNESS

CAVALIERNESS Cav `a *lier "ness, n.

 

Defn: A disdanful manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cavalier

cav a lier |ˌkavəˈli (ə )r ˈˌkævəˈlɪ (ə )r | ▶noun 1 ( Cavalier ) historical a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War. • archaic or literary a courtly gentleman, esp. one acting as a lady's escort. • archaic a horseman, esp. a cavalryman. 2 (also Cavalier King Charles ) a small spaniel of a breed with a moderately long, noncurly, silky coat. ▶adjective showing a lack of proper concern; offhand: Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude. DERIVATIVES cav a lier ly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian cavaliere, based on Latin caballus ‘horse. ’ Compare with caballero and chevalier .

 

Oxford Dictionary

cavalier

cavalier |ˌkavəˈlɪə | ▶noun 1 ( Cavalier ) historical a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War. 2 archaic a courtly gentleman, especially one acting as a lady's escort. • a horseman, especially a cavalryman. 3 (also Cavalier King Charles ) a small spaniel of a breed with a long snout. ▶adjective showing a lack of proper concern; offhand: Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude. DERIVATIVES cavalierly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian cavaliere, based on Latin caballus ‘horse ’. Compare with caballero and chevalier .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cavalier

cavalier noun archaic foot soldiers and cavaliers: horseman, equestrian; cavalryman, trooper, knight. ▶adjective a cavalier disregard for danger: offhand, indifferent, casual, dismissive, insouciant, unconcerned; supercilious, patronizing, condescending, disdainful, scornful, contemptuous; informal couldn't-care-less, devil-may-care.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cavalier

cavalier noun 1 (Cavalier ) historical Cavaliers dying for King Charles: Royalist, king's man. ANTONYMS Roundhead, parliamentarian. 2 archaic foot soldiers and cavaliers: horseman, cavalryman, horse soldier, trooper, equestrian, knight, chevalier; dragoon, hussar, lancer, carabineer, cuirassier, sabreur. ▶adjective a cavalier disregard for the real dangers | a cavalier attitude to other people's problems: offhand, indifferent, casual, dismissive, insouciant, uninterested, unconcerned; supercilious, patronizing, condescending, haughty, arrogant, lofty, lordly, disdainful, scornful, contemptuous, unceremonious, discourteous, uncivil, insolent, rude, glib, ungracious, perfunctory, cursory, curt, abrupt, terse, brusque; informal off, offish, couldn't-care-less, take-it-or-leave-it; rare poco-curante. ANTONYMS thoughtful.

 

Duden Dictionary

Cavaliere

Ca va li e re Substantiv, maskulin , der |Cavali e re |der Cavaliere; Genitiv: des Cavaliere, Plural: die Cavalieri italienisch cavaliere < lateinisch caballarius = Pferdeknecht 1 italienischer Adelstitel 2 Träger dieses Titels

 

French Dictionary

cavalier

cavalier , ière adj. adjectif Désinvolte, impoli. : Une réponse cavalière. SYNONYME brusque ; impertinent ; insolent . ANTONYME respectueux .

 

cavalier

cavalier , ière n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 Personne qui monte à cheval. : Julien est un bon cavalier. Note Technique Le nom amazone, qui désignait une femme qui monte à cheval, est vieilli et n ’est plus usité que pour nommer la façon de monter à cheval avec les deux jambes du même côté de la selle. 2 Partenaire. : Son cavalier est un bon danseur de tango. LOCUTION Faire cavalier seul. Agir isolément. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom chevalier, noble admis dans un ordre de chevalerie. Note Orthographique cava l ier.

 

cavalièrement

cavalièrement adv. adverbe De façon cavalière. : Il a refusé cavalièrement. SYNONYME impoliment ; insolemment . Note Orthographique cava l ièrement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cavalier

cav a lier /kæ̀vəlɪ́ə r / (! 強勢は第3音節 ) 形容詞 1 ぞんざいな, 気遣いをしない (casual ).2 «…に対して » 傲慢 （ごうまん ）な, 横柄な «about » .名詞 C 1 騎士, 騎馬の武士 .2 勇者 .3 (女性の )エスコート, ダンスの相手 .4 〖C- 〗(チャールズ1世時代の )王党員 .～ly 副詞 ぞんざいに, 横柄に .