gallant
Definitions
Brave, heroic, or noble-minded.
Chivalrous and attentive to women.
Grand, stately, or showy in appearance.
Examples
The gallant knight rode into battle to defend the kingdom.
It was a gallant gesture for him to offer his seat to the elderly woman on the crowded bus.
Despite the overwhelming odds, the soldiers made a gallant effort to hold their position.
Synonyms
Antonyms
cowardly fearful timid craven spineless pusillanimous unheroic