valour

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valour

  • /ˈvælə/ UK
  • /ˈvælɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ælə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor. Doublet of valure.

noun valours · valor

  1. UK, uncountable, usually Individually sustained verve or passion. Valor wins the battle, not death!

    Similar: prowess

  2. UK, uncountable, usually Value; worth.
  3. UK, uncountable, usually Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; a feeling of upstanding bravery against adversity.

    Similar: bravery, courage, prowess, intrepidity

  4. UK, dated, uncountable, usually A brave man; a man of valour.

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noun strength of mind in regard to danger

Españolvalor, valía, valer, valoría
한국어용기 yonggi
日本語勇気 yūki
中文勇氣 /勇气 yǒngqì
हिन्दीवीरता vīrtā, साहस sāhas
Portuguêsbravura, valentia
Françaishéroïsme, courage
DeutschTapferkeit, Heldenmut, Mannhaftigkeit
Românăcuraj
Русскийдо́блесть dóblestʹ, отва́га otvága, му́жество múžestvo, хра́брость xrábrostʹ, герои́зм geroízm
Tiếng Việtdũng cảm, lòng dũng cảm
العربيةمُرُوءَة murūʔa, بَسَالَة basāla

noun a brave man; a man of valour

中文勇者 yǒngzhě
हिन्दीवीर vīr, साहसी sāhsī
Русскийгеро́й gerój

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@misc{valour_2026,
  title = {valour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/valour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}