Mr Tanaka is a chivalrous man.
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Chivalrous
//ˈʃɪv.əl.ɹəs//
Synonyms for "chivalrous" (83 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (25)
doughtyducalelevatedexaltedfearlessformalgallantgenerousgenteelgentlegentlemanlikegentlemanlygraciousgreatgreat of heartgreatheartedhandsomehardyheroicherolike
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Related words (41)
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1 entriesrelated to
2 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
49 translations across 19 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- ասպետական adj (of a man: honourable)
- ասպետական adj (involving chivalry)
Bulgarian
3 entries- галантен adj (of a man: honourable)
- кавалерски adj (of a man: honourable)
- рицарски adj (involving chivalry)
Catalan
4 entries- cavalleresc adj (of a man: honourable)
- cavalleresc adj (involving chivalry)
- cavallerós adj (of a man: honourable)
- cavallerós adj (involving chivalry)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 彬彬有禮的 /彬彬有礼的 adj (of a man: honourable)
- 騎士般的 /骑士般的 adj (of a man: honourable)
- 騎士風範的 /骑士风范的 adj (involving chivalry)
Czech
2 entries- rytířský adj (of a man: honourable)
- rytířský adj (involving chivalry)
Esperanto
2 entries- kavalira adj (of a man: honourable)
- kavalireca adj (involving chivalry)
Finnish
2 entries- ritarillinen adj (of a man: honourable)
- ritarillinen adj (involving chivalry)
French
4 entries- chevaleresque adj (of a man: honourable)
- chevaleresque adj (involving chivalry)
- galant adj (of a man: honourable)
- galant adj (involving chivalry)
Galician
1 entries- cabaleiroso adj (of a man: honourable)
German
3 entries- ehrlich adj (of a man: honourable)
- ritterlich adj (of a man: honourable)
- ritterlich adj (involving chivalry)
Irish
2 entries- ridiriúil adj (of a man: honourable)
- ridiriúil adj (involving chivalry)
Italian
2 entries- cavalleresco adj (of a man: honourable)
- galante adj (of a man: honourable)
Middle English
1 entries- chivalerous adj (involving chivalry)
Portuguese
2 entries- cavalheiresco adj (of a man: honourable)
- cavalheiresco adj (involving chivalry)
Russian
4 entries- благоро́дный adj (of a man: honourable)
- гала́нтный adj (of a man: honourable)
- гала́нтный adj (involving chivalry)
- ры́царский adj (of a man: honourable)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- ridireach adj (of a man: honourable)
- ridireach adj (involving chivalry)
Slovene
2 entries- viteški adj (of a man: honourable)
- viteški adj (involving chivalry)
Spanish
3 entries- caballeresco adj (involving chivalry)
- caballeroso adj (of a man: honourable)
- caballeroso adj (involving chivalry)
Swedish
4 entries- ridderlig adj (of a man: honourable)
- ridderlig adj (involving chivalry)
- ädel adj (of a man: honourable)
- ädel adj (involving chivalry)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
How much more so for my father, the honourable Mr Jia, who is generous and chivalrous, anxious to help those in difficulty, deals with people’s problems, and helps people marry off their daughters and raise their sons; examples of these cannot be counted on one’s fingers. He spends money like dirt, much of it for other people.
Source: tatoeba (720825)
To contend in a joust, be it verbal, one must also behave in a chivalrous way.
Source: tatoeba (927320)
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)
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