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Chivalrous

Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic; gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous.

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Courteous 84% connected

Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.

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Courteous 84% connected

Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.

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Chivalry 74% connected

A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry.

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Chivalry 74% connected

A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry.

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Gallant 92% connected

Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.

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Knightly 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.

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Achromatic adjective · 78% connection

having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

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Blunt adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Candid adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Civilised adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Civilized adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Colloquial adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual e…

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Conversational adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual e…

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Cultivated adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Cultured adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Diplomatic adjective · 78% connection

using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic change of…

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Diplomatical adjective · 78% connection

using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic change of…

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Direct verb · 78% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Engineer verb · 78% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Formal adjective · 78% connection

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Forthright adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Frank adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Free-spoken adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Genteel adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Armiger noun · 78% connection

Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degre…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Bachelor noun · 78% connection

A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Chevalier noun · 78% connection

A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Chivalric adjective · 78% connection

Relating to chivalry; knightly; chivalrous.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Colossal adjective · 78% connection

Of a size larger than heroic. See Heroic.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Earl marshal unknown · 78% connection

An officer of state in England who marshals and orders all great ceremonials, takes cognizance of matters relating to honor, arms, and…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Earthly-minded adjective · 78% connection

Having a mind devoted to earthly things; worldly-minded; -- opposed to spiritual-minded.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Esquire noun · 78% connection

Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Generous adjective · 78% connection

Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courage…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Great-hearted adjective · 78% connection

Generous; magnanimous; noble.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Heroic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Heroicomical adjective · 78% connection

Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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High adjective · 78% connection

greater than normal in quantity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has hi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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High-minded adjective · 78% connection

Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or pertaining to elevated principles and feelings; magnanimous; -- opposed to mean.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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High-strung adjective · 78% connection

Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Honorable adjective · 78% connection

High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Ingenuous adjective · 78% connection

Noble; generous; magnanimous; honorable; upright; high-minded; as, an ingenuous ardor or zeal.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, chivalry, knight-errantry, warlike, heroic.
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Knight bachelor unknown · 78% connection

A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See Bachelor, 4.

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