gallantry
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gallantry
- /ˈɡæləntri/
Where it comes from
From French galanterie, equivalent to gallant + -ry.
noun gallantries
- courage. 1926, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend', Penguin, Harmondsworth: 1992, p 98. 'I have the greatest respect for the young lady to whom you refer. She behaved on a certain recent occasion - on two recent occasions - with notable gallantry and resource, and I won't have her bally-ragg
- chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women. Of the three things that startle us in the feasts of nobles, there is not one here; no swords, no duels, no tables reeking blood. No faithless gallantries here bring dishonour on some intimate friend.
- an instance of gallant behaviour or speech.
Similar: gallanthood, gallantness
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noun
Similar: gallanthood, gallantness
Translations
Every language
noun courage especially in battle
| Español | coraje, valor militar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 용감 yonggam, 용맹 yongmaeng |
| 日本語 | 勇敢 yūkan |
| 中文 | 勇敢 yǒnggǎn, 英勇 yīngyǒng, 勇氣 /勇气 yǒngqì |
| हिन्दी | शौर्य śaurya, वीरता vīrtā |
| Français | courage militaire |
| Deutsch | Tapferkeit |
| Italiano | coraggio, ardimento, valor militare |
| Română | curaj, bravură, cutezanță |
| Русский | хра́брость xrábrostʹ, отва́га otvága, сме́лость smélostʹ, му́жество múžestvo, до́блесть dóblestʹ |
noun chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women
| हिन्दी | सुशीलता suśīltā |
|---|---|
| Français | galanterie |
| Italiano | galanteria |
| Română | galanterie, curtoazie |
| Русский | гала́нтность galántnostʹ |
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