chivalrousness

chiv·al·rous (sh

l-r

adj.

1. Having the qualities of gallantry and honor attributed to an ideal knight.

2. Of or relating to chivalry.

3. Characterized by consideration and courtesy, especially toward women.

chival·rous·ly adv.

chival·rous·ness n.

chivalrous [ˈʃɪvəlrəs]

adj

1. gallant; courteous

2. involving chivalry

[from Old French chevalerous, from chevalier]

chivalrously adv

chivalrousness n

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Adj.

chivalrous - being attentive to women like an ideal knight

knightly, gallant

courteous - characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon

chivalrous

adjective courteous, knightly, gentlemanly, honourable, gallant, courtly, high-minded, magnanimous He was a handsome, upright and chivalrous man.
rude, boorish, dishonourable, ungallant, unmannerly, uncourtly

Translations

chivalrous [ˈʃɪvəlrəs] ADJ → caballeroso

chivalrous [ˈʃɪvəlrəs] adj

(= gallant) → galant(e)

(= according with the rules of chivalry) → chevaleresque

chivalrous

adj, chivalrously

adv → ritterlich

chivalrous [ˈʃɪv/əlrəs] adj → cavalleresco/a

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gentle
gentlemanly
gentleness
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When alone with Richard, she is not as modest and shy as one might expect; in fact, she is quite direct, even aggressive, in testing his chivalrousness and in her demands for his affection.

"Another play on Salem witch trials": Lion Feuchtwanger, communists, ... by Maierhofer, Waltraud / Comparative Drama

Burke's usage of the word as "The knightly system of feudal times with its attendant religious, moral, and social code, usages, and practices," according to the OED, originated in the late eighteenth century, and the more specific, value-laden usage, "The brave, honourable, and courteous character attributed to the ideal knight; disinterested bravery, honour, and courtesy; chivalrousness," originated with Burke himself.

Necessary fictions: the "Swinish Multitude" and the rights of man by Howard, Darren / Studies in Romanticism

Griffith had had 'the hardihood to assert that the foremost men of England [were] not governed by feelings of as great humanity and as much chivalrousness as the member for Waratah'.

Newcastle rallies to the flag, February 1902: Arthur Hill Griffith ... by Graham, Morris / Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society

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