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valiant
- /ˈvæliənt/
Where it comes from
From Middle English vailaunt (“having or showing courage or valour, valiant; characterized by valour; powerful, strong; person of valour or strength; excellent, worthy; beneficial, useful; valuable; legally valid, binding”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vaillaunt, vaylant [and other forms], and Old French vailant, vaillant (“brave, valiant; having value, valuable”) [and other forms], from the present participle of valoir (“to have value; to be worth”), from Latin valēre (“to have value; to be worth; to be strong; to have influence or power”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”).
adjective more valiant · most valiant · valiaunt
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Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.
A valiant man’s look is more than a coward’s sword.
Similar: bold, valorous, adventurous, mettlesome, aweless, bad, brass-balled, chivalrous, courageous, daredevil, daring, dauntless · Opposite: backboneless, base, soft, bitch-ass, boneless, caitiff, candy-assed, chicken, chicken-hearted, chicken-livered, chickenshit, courageless
- Characterized by or done with bravery or valour. another valiant attempt at rescue
noun valiants
- A person who acts with valour, showing hero-like characteristics in the midst of danger. Cowards dye many times before their deaths, / The valiant neuer taſte of death but once: [...]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: courageous, brave, valorous, fearless, gutsy, bravery, courage, gallant, tough, audacious, daring, hardy, mighty, adventurous, feisty, outspoken
Translations
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adj possessing or showing courage or determination
| Español | valiente, valorudo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 勇ましい isamashii, 勇敢な yūkan-na |
| 中文 | 英勇 yīngyǒng, 勇敢 yǒnggǎn |
| Português | valente |
| Français | vaillant, preux |
| Deutsch | beherzt, heldenhaft, heroisch, kühn, mannhaft, mutig |
| Ελληνικά | ανδρείος andreíos, θαρραλέος tharraléos, τολμηρός tolmirós |
| Română | brav, curajos, viteaz |
| Русский | до́блестный dóblestnyj, отва́жный otvážnyj, сме́лый smélyj, хра́брый xrábryj |
adj characterized by or done with bravery or valour
| Deutsch | heroisch, heldenhaft |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | γενναίος gennaíos, θαυμαστός thavmastós |
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title = {valiant},
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