gallant

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 (old-fashioned or literary) brave, especially in a very difficult situation: gallant soldiers / heroes * She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears. 2 (of a man) giving polite attention to women: 'I left her standing in the rain.' 'That wasn't very gallant of you.' gallantly adverb: She gallantly battled on alone. * He bowed and gallantly kissed my hand. noun (old-fashioned) a fashionable young man, especially one who gives polite attention to women