Difference between Courteous and Gallant

COURTEOUS vs GALLANT: NOUN

A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable man; a young blood.
Nautical, any flag carried at the mizzenmast.
A wooer; a suitor; in a bad sense, a rake; a libertine.
(Also ga-lant′ .) A man who is particularly attentive to women; one who habitually escorts or attends upon women; a ladies' man.
An ardent, intrepid youth; a daring spirit; a man of mettle.
A man who attends or escorts a woman
A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
A gay, dashing person (rarely applied to a woman); a courtly or fashionable man.
One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.
Fashionable young man, who is polite and attentive to women.
One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.
An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
Topgallant
A male lover, especially one who is courteously attentive.
A fashionable young man.
A man courteously attentive to women.
One fond of paying attention to ladies.

Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
Characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners
Characterized by gracious consideration toward others. : polite.
Exhibiting courtesy and politeness

Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous.
Honorable.
Brave, valiant.
Stately; majestic.
Nobly or selflessly resolute.
Unflinching in battle or action; valiant.
Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing.
Having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight
Very polite with women.
Flirtatious; amorous.
Unflinching in battle or action
Having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Grand, noble.
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous
Lively and spirited

Having court-like or elegant manners; using or characterized by courtesy; well-bred; polite: as, a courteous gentleman; courteous words; a courteous manner of address.
Synonyms Civil, Urbane, etc. (see polite), obliging, affable, attentive, respectful.

To make gallant or fine; deck out.
To handle with grace or in a modish manner.
To play the gallant toward (a woman); attend or escort with deferential courtesy: as, to gallant a lady to the theater.
To make love; be gallant.
Gay; fine; splendid; magnificent; showy as regards dress, ornamentation, or any external decorative effect.
Brave; high-spirited; heroic: as, a gallant officer.
Honorable; magnanimous; chivalrous; noble: as, a gallant antagonist.
(Also ga-lant′ .) In later use, courtly; polite; attentive to women; inclined to courtship; in a bad sense, amorous; erotic.
Synonyms Magnificent, brilliant.
Valiant, Courageous, etc. (see brave); bold, high-spirited, manful.
Being attentive to women like an ideal knight

Friendly, Dignified, Neighborly, Accommodating, Pleasant, Rude, Attentive, Respectful, Considerate, Knightly, Gallant, Nice, Chivalrous, Gracious, Polite

Lofty, Dandy, Courteous, Fop, Squire, Proud, Majestic, Impressive, Dashing, Knightly, Fearless, Chivalrous, Spirited, Courageous, Brave

Friendly, Dignified, Neighborly, Accommodating, Pleasant, Rude, Attentive, Respectful, Considerate, Knightly, Gallant, Nice, Chivalrous, Gracious, Polite

Sheik, Lofty, Dandy, Courteous, Fop, Proud, Majestic, Impressive, Dashing, Knightly, Fearless, Chivalrous, Spirited, Courageous, Brave

Yet he could still admire the gallant confidence.
Predeceased by his parents, Fred and Sarah Gallant.
Penny Post, moved off with her new gallant.
Army of Occupation Medal Gallant Ship Citation Ribbon.
Exactly what Antonie Gallant described in his note.
Gallant, Alan Lizotte, Marvin Krohn, and Carolyn Smith.
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In the end, "the Gallant Hood" had not been gallant enough.
Once Gallant resigned, Peters reasoned that Gallant was no longer a threat with a badge.
Here, Gallant and the attorneys Gallant hired never bothered telling Christine that Mrs.