Difference between Gallant and Chivalrous

GALLANT vs CHIVALROUS: NOUN

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

Nobly or selflessly resolute.
Flirtatious; amorous.
Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous.
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
Stately; majestic.
Grand, noble.
Honorable.
Brave, valiant.
Having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Unflinching in battle or action
Lively and spirited
Having the qualities of gallantry attributed to an ideal knight
Very polite with women.
Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing.
Unflinching in battle or action; valiant.

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

Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry.
Having the high qualities characteristic or supposed to be characteristic of chivalry; having or exhibiting high courages; knightly; gallant, magnanimous, etc.

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

Pious, Magnanimous, Selfless, Mannered, Courtly, Noble, Virtuous, Manly, Chivalric, Gentlemanly, Stylish, Respectful, Courteous, Gallant, Knightly

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

Pious, Magnanimous, Selfless, Mannered, Courtly, Noble, Virtuous, Manly, Chivalric, Gentlemanly, Stylish, Respectful, Courteous, Gallant, Knightly

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.
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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.