English-Thai Dictionary

gallant

ADJ ที่ กล้าหาญ  ti-kar-han

 

gallant

ADJ สุภาพ  su-pab

 

gallant

N บุรุษ ที่ กล้าหาญ  ผู้ ชอบ ช่วยเหลือ ผู้อื่น  ผู้ กล้า  hero heroine knight champion dastard coward bu-rub-ti-kar-han

 

gallant

VT กระทำ ตน เป็น คนรัก ของ (ผู้หญิง  ไปเป็นเพื่อน  kra-tam-ton-pen-kon-rak-kong

 

gallantly

ADV อย่าง เอาอกเอาใจ 

 

gallantness

N การ ชอบ ช่วยเหลือ เอาอกเอาใจ หญิง  ความ เจ้าชู้ ชอบ จีบ หญิง 

 

gallantry

N ความกล้าหาญ  kwam-kar-han

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GALLANT

a.[Eng. could; L. gallus, a cock. ] 1. Gay; well dressed; showy; splendid; magnificent.
Neither shall gallant ships pass thereby. Isaiah 33:21.
The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave.
[This sense is obsolete. ]
2. Brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as a gallant youth; a gallant officer.
3. Fine; noble.
4. Courtly; civil; polite and attentive to ladies; courteous.

 

GALLANT

n.A gay, sprightly man; a courtly or fashionable man. 1. A man who is polite and attentive to ladies; one who attends upon ladies at parties, or to places of amusement.
2. A wooer; a lover; a suitor.
3. In an ill sense, one who caresses a woman for lewd purposes.

 

GALLANT

v.t.To attend or wait on, as a lady. 1. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.

 

GALLANTLY

adv. Gaily; splendidly. 1. Bravely; nobly; heroically; generously; as, to fight gallantly; to defend a place gallantly.

 

GALLANTNESS

n.Elegance or completeness of an acquired qualification.

 

GALLANTRY

n. 1. Splendor of appearance; show; magnificence; ostentatious finery. [Obsolete or obsolescent. ]
2. Bravery; courageousness; heroism; intrepidity. The troops entered the fort with great gallantry.
3. Nobleness; generosity.
4. Civility or polite attentions to ladies.
5. Vicious love or pretensions to love; civilities paid to females for the purpose of winning favors; hence, lewdness; debauchery.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GALLANT

Gal "lant, a. Etym: [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 wanton, wicked, OS. g 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. 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.

 

GALLANT

GALLANT Gal *lant ", a.

 

Defn: Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.

 

GALLANT

GALLANT Gal *lant ", n.

 

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 orthoëpists (as in Shakespeare ) accented on the first syllable.

 

GALLANT

Gal *lant ", v. t. [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.

 

GALLANTLY

GALLANTLY Gal *lant "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.

 

GALLANTLY

GALLANTLY Gal "lant *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a gallant manner.

 

GALLANTNESS

GALLANTNESS Gal "lant *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being gallant.

 

GALLANTRY

Gal "lant *ry, n.; pl. Gallantries. Etym: [F. galanterie. ]

 

1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic ] Guess the gallantry of our church by this. .. when the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with plates of silver. Fuller.

 

2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great gallantry.

 

3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bed sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue.

 

4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.] Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy. Shak.

 

Syn. -- See Courage, and Heroism.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gallant

gal lant ▶adjective 1 |ˈgalənt ˈɡal (ə )nt |(of a person or their behavior ) brave; heroic: she had made gallant efforts to pull herself together. • archaic grand; fine: they made a gallant array as they marched off. 2 |ˈgalənt ɡəˈlant ɡəˈlant |(of a man or his behavior ) giving special attention and respect to women; chivalrous. ▶noun |gəˈlant, -ˈlänt, ˈgalənt ɡəˈlant | dated or literary a man who pays special attention to women. • a dashing man of fashion; a fine gentleman. ▶verb |gəˈlant, -ˈlänt ɡəˈlænt | [ with obj. ] archaic (of a man ) flirt with (a woman ). DERIVATIVES gal lant ly |ˈgaləntlē |adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed ’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show, ’ from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing. ’

 

gallantry

gal lant ry |ˈgaləntrē ˈɡæləntri | ▶noun ( pl. gallantries ) 1 courageous behavior, esp. in battle: a medal awarded for outstanding gallantry during the raid. 2 polite attention or respect given by men to women. • (gallantries ) actions or words used when paying such attention. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘splendor, ornamentation ’): from French galanterie, from galant (see gallant ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

gallant

gal |lant ▶adjective 1 |ˈgal (ə )nt |(of a person or their behaviour ) brave; heroic: she had made gallant efforts to pull herself together. • archaic grand or impressive: they made a gallant array as they marched off. 2 |ˈgal (ə )nt, gəˈlant |(of a man ) charmingly attentive and chivalrous to women. ▶noun |ˈgal (ə )nt, gəˈlant | archaic a man who is charmingly attentive to women. • a dashing and fashionable gentleman. ▶verb |gəˈlant, ˈgal (ə )nt | [ with obj. ] archaic (of a man ) flirt with (a woman ). DERIVATIVES gallantly |ˈgal (ə )ntli |adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘finely dressed ’): from Old French galant, from galer ‘have fun, make a show ’, from gale ‘pleasure, rejoicing ’.

 

gallantry

gal |lant ¦ry |ˈgaləntri | ▶noun ( pl. gallantries ) [ mass noun ] 1 courageous behaviour, especially in battle: a medal awarded for outstanding gallantry during the raid. 2 polite attention or respect given by men to women. • [ count noun ] (gallantries ) gallant actions or words. • archaic sexual intrigue. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘splendour, ornamentation ’): from French galanterie, from galant (see gallant ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

gallant

gallant adjective 1 his gallant countrymen: brave, courageous, valiant, valorous, bold, plucky, daring, fearless, intrepid, heroic, lionhearted, stouthearted, doughty, mettlesome, dauntless, undaunted, unflinching, unafraid; informal gutsy, spunky. ANTONYMS cowardly. 2 her gallant companion: chivalrous, princely, gentlemanly, honorable, courteous, polite, mannerly, attentive, respectful, gracious, considerate, thoughtful. ANTONYMS discourteous.

 

gallantry

gallantry noun 1 he received medals for gallantry: bravery, courage, courageousness, valor, pluck, pluckiness, nerve, daring, boldness, fearlessness, dauntlessness, intrepidity, heroism, mettle, grit, stoutheartedness; informal guts, spunk, moxie. 2 she acknowledged his selfless gallantry: chivalry, chivalrousness, gentlemanliness, courtesy, courteousness, politeness, good manners, attentiveness, graciousness, respectfulness, respect.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

gallant

gallant adjective 1 a gallant band of British officers: brave, courageous, valiant, valorous, bold, plucky, daring, fearless, intrepid, heroic, lionhearted, stout-hearted, doughty, mettlesome, great-spirited; honourable, noble, manly, manful, macho, dashing, daredevil, death-or-glory, undaunted, unflinching, unshrinking, unafraid, dauntless, indomitable; informal gutsy, spunky, ballsy, have-a-go; rare venturous. ANTONYMS cowardly. 2 he made a gallant remark to a self-conscious girl: chivalrous, gentlemanly, courtly, courteous, respectful, polite, attentive, gracious, considerate, thoughtful, obliging; dated mannerly; archaic gentle. ANTONYMS discourteous, rude. ▶noun archaic 1 a young gallant resplendent in red and white silks: fine gentleman, man about town, man of fashion, dandy, fop, beau, cavalier, swashbuckler; playboy, man of the world, ladies' man; informal swell, toff, ladykiller; archaic gay dog, rip, dude, blade, blood, coxcomb. 2 she was delighted to see her amorous gallant: suitor, wooer, admirer, worshipper; beau, sweetheart, lover, love, beloved, boyfriend, young man, man friend, escort, partner; informal fancy man, flame, fella; literary swain; archaic paramour.

 

gallantry

gallantry noun 1 he received medals for gallantry: bravery, braveness, courage, courageousness, valour, pluck, pluckiness, nerve, daring, boldness, fearlessness, dauntlessness, intrepidity, intrepidness, manliness, heroism, doughtiness, stout-heartedness, backbone, spine, spirit, spiritedness, mettle, determination, fortitude; informal guts, grit, spunk, gutsiness, gameness; Brit. informal bottle, ballsiness; N. Amer. informal moxie, cojones, sand; vulgar slang balls. ANTONYMS cowardice. 2 she acknowledged his selfless gallantry: chivalry, chivalrousness, gentlemanliness, courtliness, graciousness, respectfulness, respect, courtesy, courteousness, politeness, good manners, mannerliness, attentiveness, consideration, considerateness, thoughtfulness. ANTONYMS rudeness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gallant

gal lant /ɡǽlənt , 3 ではまた ɡəlǽnt /〖語源は 「楽しく遊ぶ 」〗形容詞 1 ｟やや古 ｠勇敢な, 勇ましい .2 ｟書 肯定的に ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗(結果的には失敗するが )勇猛果敢な ▸ a very gallant effort 非常に果敢な努力 3 ｟やや古 ｠(特に男性が女性に対して )親切な, 礼儀正しい ; 愛欲の .4 〈船 馬などが 〉壮麗な ; 派手に飾った .名詞 C ｟古 ｠伊達 （だて ）男 ; 恋人, 情夫 ; 勇敢な人 .動詞 他動詞 〈女性 〉といちゃつく ; 〈女性 〉に付き添う .自動詞 伊達男ぶる ; «…と » いちゃつく «with » .

 

gallantly

gal lant ly /ɡǽləntli , 2 ではまた ɡəlǽntli /副詞 1 勇敢に ; 果敢に .2 (男性が女性に )親切に, 礼儀正しく .

 

gallantry

gal lant ry /ɡǽləntri ; 2 ではまた ɡəlǽntri /名詞 U 1 ｟やや古 /かたく ｠勇猛さ, 勇ましさ ; 高潔なふるまい .2 ｟やや古 /かたく ｠(男性から女性に対する )礼儀正しさ .3 伊達 （だて ）男のような言動 ; 不義密通 .