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chivalrous

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈʃɪv.əl.ɹəs/
  • UK, archaic: /ˈt͡ʃɪv.əl.ɹəs/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Honourable, especially to women; gallant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chivalric

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Involving chivalry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chivalric

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

being attentive to women like an ideal knight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gallant, knightly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English chivalerous, from Old French chevalerous; see chivalry.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ասպետական (aspetakan) — of a man: honourable
  • Bulgarian: кавалерски (kavalerski) — of a man: honourable
  • Bulgarian: галантен (galanten) — of a man: honourable
  • Catalan: cavalleresc — of a man: honourable
  • Catalan: cavallerós — of a man: honourable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 騎士般的 /骑士般的 (qíshì bān de) — of a man: honourable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彬彬有禮的 /彬彬有礼的 (bīnbīnyǒulǐ de) — of a man: honourable
  • Czech: rytířský — of a man: honourable
  • Esperanto: kavalira — of a man: honourable
  • Finnish: ritarillinen — of a man: honourable
  • French: chevaleresque — of a man: honourable
  • French: galant — of a man: honourable
  • Galician: cabaleiroso — of a man: honourable
  • German: ritterlich — of a man: honourable
  • German: ehrlich — of a man: honourable
  • Irish: ridiriúil — of a man: honourable
  • Italian: cavalleresco — of a man: honourable
  • Italian: galante — of a man: honourable
  • Portuguese: cavalheiresco — of a man: honourable
  • Russian: ры́царский (rýcarskij) — of a man: honourable
  • Russian: гала́нтный (galántnyj) — of a man: honourable
  • Russian: благоро́дный (blagoródnyj) — of a man: honourable
  • Scottish Gaelic: ridireach — of a man: honourable
  • Slovene: viteški — of a man: honourable
  • Spanish: caballeroso — of a man: honourable
  • Swedish: ridderlig — of a man: honourable
  • Swedish: ädel — of a man: honourable
  • Armenian: ասպետական (aspetakan) — involving chivalry
  • Bulgarian: рицарски (ricarski) — involving chivalry
  • Catalan: cavalleresc — involving chivalry
  • Catalan: cavallerós — involving chivalry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 騎士風範的 /骑士风范的 (qíshì fēngfàn de) — involving chivalry
  • Czech: rytířský — involving chivalry
  • Esperanto: kavalireca — involving chivalry
  • Finnish: ritarillinen — involving chivalry
  • French: galant — involving chivalry
  • French: chevaleresque — involving chivalry
  • German: ritterlich — involving chivalry
  • Irish: ridiriúil — involving chivalry
  • Middle English: chivalerous — involving chivalry
  • Portuguese: cavalheiresco — involving chivalry
  • Russian: ры́царский (rýcarskij) — involving chivalry
  • Russian: гала́нтный (galántnyj) — involving chivalry
  • Scottish Gaelic: ridireach — involving chivalry
  • Slovene: viteški — involving chivalry
  • Spanish: caballeroso — involving chivalry
  • Spanish: caballeresco — involving chivalry
  • Swedish: ridderlig — involving chivalry
  • Swedish: ädel — involving chivalry