gallantry

Other forms of gallantry

plural

gallantries·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gallantry

What does gallantry mean?

gallantry means "the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gallantry?

gallantry has 3 syllables: gal-lan-try. The stress falls on "gal". In IPA it is /ˈɡæləntɹi/.

What is another word for gallantry?

Close synonyms include heroism, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gallantry a common word?

gallantry is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.