chivalrous C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/ UK /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj courteous and gallant, especially toward women With a chivalrous bow he offered her his arm. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · courteous and gallant,... gallantcourteousgentlemanlycourtlynoblegraciousvaliant ↔ Opposites boorishchurlishrudeungallant Word family Forms chivalrously Derived forms chivalrouslychivalrousness Related forms chivalrycavalierchevalier Etymology AI details From Old French chevaleros ('knightly'), from chevalier ('knight, horseman'), from Medieval Latin caballarius ('horseman'), from Latin caballus ('horse'). chevalier Old French caballus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # chivalrous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʃɪvəlrəs/ ## Meanings 1. courteous and gallant, especially toward women ## Examples - With a chivalrous bow he offered her his arm. ## Synonyms - gallant - courteous - gentlemanly - courtly - noble - gracious - valiant ## Antonyms - boorish - churlish - rude - ungallant ## Derived Forms - chivalrously - chivalrousness ## Related Forms - chivalry - cavalier - chevalier ## Roots and Affixes - Root: chevalier - Root: caballus ## Etymology From Old French chevaleros ('knightly'), from chevalier ('knight, horseman'), from Medieval Latin caballarius ('horseman'), from Latin caballus ('horse'). ## AI Etymology Chivalrous comes from Old French chevaleros ('knightly'), from chevalier ('knight, horseman'), from Medieval Latin caballarius ('horseman'), from Latin caballus ('horse'). The historical trail runs through chevalier in Old French and caballus in Latin. Used as an adjective, chivalrous now means "courteous and gallant, especially toward women", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as chivalrously and chivalrousness and related forms such as chivalry, cavalier, and chevalier. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown