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Synonyms of gallant

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Another word for gallant is adulterer. Other synonyms of gallant are blade, blood, masher, carpet knight and dandy.

Synonyms and similar words for gallant

nounA fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women.

  • blade
  • bloodA lively, showy man; a rake; a dandy.
  • masherA fashionable man.
  • carpet knight
  • dandy
  • doodA riding camel or dromedary.
  • fashionableA fashionable person; a fop.
  • fast man
  • fine gentleman
  • fopA vain man; a dandy.
  • fribbleA frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.
  • metrosexual
  • popinjayA vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial.
  • pretty boy slangA young man whose physical attractiveness is considered rather unmasculine and who may be vain about his appearance.
  • prigA conceited dandy; a fop.
  • smartA dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
  • sparkA gallant; a foppish young man.
  • barbermonger obsoleteA fop; a dandy.
  • beau datedA man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
  • buck UK, obsoleteA fop or dandy.
  • cockscomb archaicA conceited dandy.
  • dike US, dialectalFormalwear or other fashionable dress.
  • dude archaicA man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance; a dandy, a fop.
  • dudelet archaicAn effeminate young man who strives to be fashionable; a dandy.
  • exquisite rareFop, dandy.
  • foretop obsoleteA fop; one who sports a foretop.
  • go UK, obsolete
  • jack-a-dandy archaicA little, young, or worthless dandy.
  • Jemmy-Jessamy obsoleteA dandy; a fop.
  • jetter obsolete
  • macaroni archaicA dandy or fop, particularly in the 18th century a young Englishman who had travelled in Europe and subsequently...
  • mignon obsolete, rareA cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.
  • petit maître archaicA fop or dandy.
  • puss-gentleman obsoleteA dandy or fop; an effeminate man.
  • spiff archaicA well-dressed man; a swell.
  • swell datedA person who is stylish, fancy, or elegant.
  • tippy obsolete, slangA dandy.
  • toff obsoleteAn elegantly dressed person.

nounOne who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer.

  • adultererA spouse who has sex with a non-spouse.
  • bed-hopper humorous
  • fornicator formalAn unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
  • lecherA lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.
  • hood rat slangA person, especially a man or a woman, from an urban neighborhood who overtly exhibits attributes associated with inner...
  • philanderer formal
  • rizzlerSomeone exceptionally skilled at applying rizz; an expert seducer.
  • playerA person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
  • seducerSomeone who seduces, especially a man who seduces a woman.
  • carpetmonger obsoleteOne who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
  • chamberer obsoleteA gallant; a libertine.
  • debauchee dated
  • debaucher datedSomebody who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer.
  • lewdster datedA lewd person; a lecher.
  • libertine archaic
  • rake archaicA person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
  • rantipole obsoleteA rakish person.
  • roué archaicA debauched or lecherous person.
  • voluptuary datedOne whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure-seeker, a sensualist.
  • wanton archaicA lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.

Meaning of gallant

  1. adjective Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
  2. adjective Honorable.
  3. adjective Grand, noble.

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Questions about synonyms of gallant

What is another word for gallant?
Gallant has 58 synonyms on Word.ws, such as adulterer, blade, blood, masher, carpet knight, dandy, dood and fashionable.
What does gallant mean?
Gallant means brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.

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