gallant.

1. Brave and determined when facing danger or difficulty.

2. Showing gracious or chivalrous consideration toward another person.

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Words that belong together

• gallant effort
• gallant defense

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The exhausted crew made a gallant effort to hold the bridge.

His gallant defense failed only when the last support broke.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more gallant; superlative most gallant where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.