chivalrous
15
7.5
- adjective
- /ˈʃɪv.əl.rəs/
:
caballeroso
- He was praised for his chivalrous behavior when he helped the elderly woman cross the street.
So here are some green flags to me for a man, a man is chivalrous.
- So here are some green flags to me for a man, a man is chivalrous.
- It was it was gentlemanly, chivalrous.
- So having a chivalrous attitude towards women to me reveals inner strength and confidence, the kind of thing that I think women respond to.
Examples
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In medieval tales, the chivalrous knight always defends the weak and fights for justice.
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Even in Christian Europe, Saladin was justly celebrated and admired for his chivalrous and generous treatment of his defeated enemies.
Academic text (1998) -
Would you view it as a chivalrous gesture, like holding a door?
Blog text (16) -
You Southern gentlemen are so charming, so chivalrous.
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So having a chivalrous attitude towards women to me reveals inner strength and confidence, the kind of thing that I think women respond to.
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Thanks to his mother's hard work, he is a polite and chivalrous gentleman.
Blog text (21) -
In your own way, Duke, you are strangely chivalrous.
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Yes, old Dicko, the chivalrous knight of the skies!
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He's a real gem; you don't find too many as chivalrous as him today.
Fiction book (1990) -
The flight in from Madrid had turned his thoughts to old tales of knighthood and chivalrous quests.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
43
3.7
Polite and respectful when you speak or behave
18
1.0
Having elegant manners and good taste in art or dress
17
4.4
Polite and considerate in a calm, respectful way
11
6.8
Giving polite attention and respect to women, often by a man
1
4.1
Polite and behaving well around other people
1
7.7
Showing polite, brave, and honorable behavior toward others
Showing polite and respectful manners and appearance
Antonyms
How Chivalrous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chivalrous comes from Old French chevalier, a word for a knight who rode a 'horse', and the same root appears in cavalry. So, to be chivalrous is to act like a knight: brave, polite, and ready to protect others.