Definizione monolingua

cavalier

cavalier (plural cavaliers)

1. A military man serving on horse.
2. A sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.
3. One of the court party in the time of King Charles I, as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.
4. A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.
5. A well mannered man; a gentleman.

cavalier (comparative more cavalier, superlative most cavalier)

1. Not caring enough about something important.

   The very dignified officials were confused by his cavalier manner.

   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, Black Swan, pg.46:

     Far from marking the outer edge of the solar system, as those school-room maps so cavalierly imply, Pluto is barely one-fifty-thousandth of the way.

2. High-spirited.
3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
4. Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.

Definizione dizionario cavalier

altezzoso

cavalcatore

cavaliere

sdegnoso

superbo

Altri significati:

A sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.

a well mannered man; a gentleman

a sprightly military man

a military man serving on horse

High-spirited.

offhand, frank

A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.

Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.

Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.

A military man serving on horse.

A well mannered man; a gentleman.

Not caring enough about something important.

One of the court party in the time of King Charles I, as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.