Antonyms for chivalrous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : shiv-uhl-ruhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɪv əl rəs


Definition of chivalrous

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French chevaleros "knightly, noble, chivalrous," from chevalier (see chevalier; also cf. chivalry). According to OED, obsolete in English and French from mid-16c. Not revived in French, but brought back in English late 18c. by romantic writers fond of medieval settings.
  • adj valiant
Example sentences :
  • "You men shouldn't be so chivalrous," said Margaret thoughtfully.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Wait till I do that which may gar her look at me,' said the chivalrous youth.
  • Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Where were the chivalrous chieftains with their clans behind them?
  • Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
  • To his mind his father embodied all that was noble, high-hearted, and chivalrous.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • So the boy scout of to-day must be chivalrous, manly, and gentlemanly.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • This much is said from the viewpoint of the ordinary sensible and chivalrous onlooker.
  • Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
  • At the same time with their chivalrous literature, they had a mocking one.
  • Extract from : « A Literary History of the English People » by Jean Jules Jusserand
  • The doctor was a chivalrous man, and did not try to rub in a sore.
  • Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • "It's putting a big lot of work on you, Fred," said the chivalrous Jack.
  • Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis
  • Yet you must run your chivalrous head into a halter for his sake!
  • Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall

Synonyms for chivalrous

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