Synonyms for gallants
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : adjective gal-uhnt for 1, 3, 4; guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt for 2, 5; noun guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt; verb guh-lant, -lahnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈgæl ənt for 1, 3, 4; gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt, ˈgæl ənt for 2, 5; noun gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt, ˈgæl ənt; verb gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt |
Top 10 synonyms for gallants Other synonyms for the word gallants
- ace
- adulterer
- adventurer
- alarm clock
- allure
- ask in marriage
- banneret
- beau
- beseech
- bid
- bird dog
- bootlick
- caballero
- cadet
- captivate
- Casanova
- cavalier
- celebrity
- champion
- chaperon
- chase
- chaser
- chevalier
- combatant
- companion
- company
- conqueror
- consort
- convoyer
- cortege
- cruiser
- curry favor
- dallier
- daredevil
- date
- debaucher
- demigod
- diva
- Don Juan
- entreat
- exemplar
- fellow
- flatter
- flirt
- follow
- friend
- gallant
- gentleman
- go out with
- go steady
- go together
- go with
- god
- goddess
- great person
- grovel
- guard
- guide
- heavy
- horseman
- ideal
- idol
- importune
- keep company with
- knight
- knight errant
- lady's man
- lead
- leading person
- lion
- lord
- lover
- make love to
- make overture
- make time with
- man on the make
- man-at-arms
- martyr
- model
- noble
- operator
- paladin
- pander to
- partisan
- partner
- pay addresses to
- pay court to
- person of the hour
- pop the question
- popular figure
- praise
- prima donna
- principal
- propose
- protagonist
- protector
- pursue
- retinue
- run after
- safeguard
- saint
- seek
- seek the hand of
- serenade
- set one's cap
- skirt chaser
- solicit
- spark
- spoon
- squire
- star
- sue
- superstar
- sweetheart
- swinger
- take out
- templar
- tin god
- train
- victor
- warden
- womanizer
- woo
- wooer
- worthy
Définition of gallants
Origin :- 1550s, "showily," from gallant + -ly (2). Meaning "with exaggerated courtesy" is from 1610s.
- As in philanderer : noun person who has many love affairs
- As in chevalier : noun gentleman
- As in knight : noun noble person
- As in Romeo : noun male lover
- As in lady-killer : noun philanderer
- As in escort : noun protection; accompaniment
- As in hero/heroine : noun brave person; champion
- As in court : verb fawn over, pay attention to
- Monarchs and heroes, sages and lovers, these gallants are not.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- But 'tis not my teachings will corrupt the gallants of Whitehall.
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
- Come, lad,” said he, “look not glum; our gallants will have their jest.
- Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed
- But toil was hard, for trade was good, And gallants sometimes will be rude.
- Extract from : « The Bon Gaultier Ballads » by William Edmonstoune Aytoun
- Le Gardeur was like none of the gallants you compare him with!
- Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
- Some were met by gallants, some arrived at the veranda unescorted.
- Extract from : « The Flaming Jewel » by Robert W. Chambers
- If any of the gallants or ladies should say, 'Let us drink,' they would all drink.
- Extract from : « Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906 » by Various
- Remember that the only homage that does not sully must be that which these gallants will not give thee.
- Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
- If any of the gallants or ladies should say, Let us drink, they would all drink.
- Extract from : « Classic French Course in English » by William Cleaver Wilkinson
- But if these gallants were sedulous, she was correspondingly indifferent.
- Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham
Antonyms for gallants
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