See gallant in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Having or showing courage:
audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous. (Informal) spunky. (Slang) gutsy, gutty. See fearRespectfully attentive, especially to women:
chivalric, chivalrous. See attitude, courtesyCharacterized by elaborate but usually formal courtesy:
chivalrous, courtly, gracious, knightly, stately. See attitude, courtesyFull of polite concern for the well-being of others:
attentive, considerate, courteous, polite, solicitous, thoughtful. See careful, treat well
noun
A man amorously attentive to women:
amorist, Casanova, Don Juan, lady's man, Lothario, Romeo. See sex
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