Synonyms for knightly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : nahyt-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnaɪt li |
Top 10 synonyms for knightly
- bland
- bonhomous
- charitable
- chivalrous
- civil
- compassionate
- complaisant
- congenial
- considerate
- cordial
- courteous
- courtly
- easy
- forthcoming
- friendly
- gallant
- genial
- good-hearted
- good-natured
- hospitable
- indulgent
- lenient
- loving
- merciful
- mild
- obliging
- pleasing
- polite
- sociable
- stately
- suave
- tender
- unctuous
- urbane
- well-mannered
Définition of knightly
Origin :- Old English cnihtlic; see knight (n.) + -ly (1).
- adj gracious
- “Queens of Beauty” presided at these contests of knightly skill and daring.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- There was much pomp and ceremony attached to these knightly exercises.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- You will remember, Sir John, that you pledged me your knightly word for that.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- And now, says Westcote, 'it glories in the knightly tribe of Champernowne.'
- Extract from : « Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts » by Rosalind Northcote
- His six elder sons did likewise, and all were famed for their knightly prowess.
- Extract from : « King Arthur's Knights » by Henry Gilbert
- We entered Nerac as tillers of the soil, we ride out in knightly fashion.
- Extract from : « Saint Bartholomew's Eve » by G. A. Henty
- Those around mistook it for that knightly courtesy of which there was none in him.
- Extract from : « Earl Hubert's Daughter » by Emily Sarah Holt
- "This seems to be a knightly tale," he said, extending the volume.
- Extract from : « The God of Love » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
- But still we honor valor and courage and knightly and noble deeds.
- Extract from : « Historic Boys » by Elbridge Streeter Brooks
- Had she no pleasure in his knightly games, no smile to give him for his skill?
- Extract from : « Stories of Siegfried » by Mary MacGregor
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