Chivalrous vs Gentlemanly - What's the difference?
chivalrous | gentlemanly | Related terms |
Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.
* 2010 , Catherine Rampell, “
In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.
* 1938 , Charles A. Johnson, A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia (page 165)
As adjectives the difference between chivalrous and gentlemanly
is that chivalrous is honourable, especially to women while gentlemanly is of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.As an adverb gentlemanly is
in the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.chivalrous
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gentlemanly
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Adjective
(en adjective)In Law Schools, Grades Go Up, Just Like That”, in The New York Times , 2010 June 22, page A1:
- Some schools bump up everyone’s grades, some just allow for more As and others all but eliminate the once-gentlemanly C.
Adverb
(en adverb)- He went gentlemanly dressed in East Virginia style, wore a high-top silk hat, as had lawyer Park, and sported a gold headed walking cane.