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2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-
spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant
youth; a gallant officer.

That gallant spirit hath aspired the
clouds.

The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the
grave.

Syn. -- Gallant, Courageous, Brave.
Courageous is generic, denoting an inward spirit which rises
above fear; brave is more outward, marking a spirit which
braves or defies danger; gallant rises still higher, denoting
bravery on extraordinary occasions in a spirit of adventure. A
courageous man is ready for battle; a brave man courts
it; a gallant man dashes into the midst of the conflict.

Gal*lant" (?; 277), a. Polite and
attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.

Gal*lant" (?; 277), n.
1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable
man; a young blood. Shak.

2. One fond of paying attention to
ladies.


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