Cavalier

//ˌkævəˈlɪɚ//

Synonyms for "cavalier" (136 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Noun(1 words)

abrupt aggressive amoroso arrogant bachelor banneret baronet bayard bearish beastly beau bluff blunt bodyguard boyfriend brash broncobuster brusque buckaroo caballero

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casanova cavaliere servente cavalryman chaperon chevalier churlish

Adjective(1 words)

brusque

Strong matches (40)

circus rider companion conductor contemptuous contumelious convoy cowboy cowgirl cowpuncher crusty curt disdain disdainful dismissive don juan don quixote duenna equestrian equestrienne escort

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esquire fellow fellow traveler flame gallant gaucho gawain genteel gigolo gruff guard harsh haughty high handed high-and-mighty

Adjective(4 words)

curt disdainful dismissive haughty

Noun(1 words)

delinquent

Related words (68)

Related word relations

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11 relation types

More general

4 entries

horseman male aristocrat monarchist royalist

Antonyms

1 entries

roundhead

Synonyms

2 entries

high handed royalist

Related terms

2 entries

Cavalier County caballero

coordinate

1 entries

cavalryman

derived

10 entries

Cavachon Cavoodle beaglier cavalierish cavalierism cavalierly cavalierness cavaliership klavalier uncavalier

etymologically related_to

2 entries

cavalero cavaliero

has context

2 entries

architecture historical

is a

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male aristocrat model of car

related to

28 entries

bastion cavalier county cavalry class county seat courtesan dashing defensive early modern england gallant gentleman high spirited knight medieval military

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similar

1 entries

domineering

Translations

74 translations across 22 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

غَيْر مُكْتَرِث adj (not caring enough about something important)

Bulgarian

4 entries

безгрижен adj (not caring enough about something important)
надменен adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
кавалер noun (well mannered man; a gentleman)
ри́цар noun (sprightly military man)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

騎士 /骑士 noun (sprightly military man)

Czech

3 entries

nonšalantní adj (not caring enough about something important)
pyšný adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
přezíravý adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)

Danish

1 entries

kavaler noun (well mannered man; a gentleman)

Dutch

4 entries

afstandelijk adj (not caring enough about something important)
hooghartig adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
laatdunkend adj (high-spirited)
misprijzend adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)

Finnish

4 entries

huoleton adj (not caring enough about something important)
cavalierkingcharlesinspanieli noun (type of dog)
herrasmies noun (well mannered man; a gentleman)
kavaljeeri noun (sprightly military man)

French

4 entries

cavalier adj (not caring enough about something important)
cavalier adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
cavalière adj (not caring enough about something important)
nonchalant adj (not caring enough about something important)

Georgian

4 entries

ამპარტავნული adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
მედიდური adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
მოურიდებელი adj (not caring enough about something important)
უცერემონიო adj (not caring enough about something important)

German

4 entries

hochmütig adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
nachlässig adj (not caring enough about something important)
übermütig adj (high-spirited)
Kavalier noun (sprightly military man)

Hungarian

4 entries

fennhéjázó adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
fölényes adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
hetyke adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
hányaveti adj (not caring enough about something important)

Irish

3 entries

cúirteoir noun (well mannered man; a gentleman)
gaige noun (well mannered man; a gentleman)
marcach noun (military man serving on horse)

Italian

2 entries

noncurante adj (not caring enough about something important)
cavaliere noun (military man serving on horse)

Japanese

1 entries

騎士 noun (sprightly military man)

Macedonian

4 entries

бе́згрижен adj (not caring enough about something important)
на́дмен adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
ви́тез noun (sprightly military man)
кавале́р noun (well mannered man; a gentleman)

Manx

1 entries

markiagh noun (military man serving on horse)

Portuguese

1 entries

cavalheiro noun (well mannered man; a gentleman)

Russian

4 entries

высокоме́рный adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
надме́нный adj (supercilious, haughty, disdainful)
ре́звый adj (high-spirited)
кавале́р noun (sprightly military man)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

marcach noun (military man serving on horse)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

kavàljēr noun (military man serving on horse)

Spanish

2 entries

caballero noun (military man serving on horse)
caballero noun (well mannered man; a gentleman)

Tagalog

1 entries

kabalyero noun (military man serving on horse)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Many drivers have a cavalier attitude towards the rules of the road.

Source: tatoeba (2882999)

I don't know whether you observed it, Watson, but the Colonel's manner has been just a trifle cavalier to me.

Source: tatoeba (6957713)

And thus no cavalier appeared to rival or to obscure the ideal picture of chivalrous excellence which Lucy had pictured to herself in the Master of Ravenswood.

Source: tatoeba (7752224)

But, on the following day, no sign of Poirot. I was getting angry. He was really treating us in the most cavalier fashion.

Source: wiktionary

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