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   gallantry

   /ˈɡaləntri/

   noun

   • 1. courageous behaviour, especially in battle: "a medal awarded for outstanding gallantry during the raid" Similar braverybravenesscouragecourageousnessvalourpluckpluckinessnervedaringboldnessfearlessnessdauntlessnessintrepidityintrepidnessmanlinessheroismdoughtinessstout-heartednessbackbonespinespiritspiritednessmettledeterminationfortitudeinformal:gutsgritspunkgutsinessgamenessbottleballsinessmoxiecojonessandvulgar slang:ballsOpposite cowardice
   • 2. polite attention or respect given by men to women: "no young man offers to carry this burden for her: such gallantry is out of fashion" Similar chivalrychivalrousnessgentlemanlinesscourtlinessgraciousnessrespectfulnessrespectcourtesycourteousnesspolitenessgood mannersmannerlinessattentivenessconsiderationconsideratenessthoughtfulnessOpposite rudeness
   • ▪ gallant actions or words: "I courted her with all the genteel gallantries of a minstrel"
   • ▪ sexual intrigue: archaic "what men call gallantry, and the gods adultery"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘splendour, ornamentation’): from French galanterie, from galant (see gallant).

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