valorous

[val-er-uhs]

adjective

1. having valor; courageous; valiant; brave.

2. characterized by valor.

   valorous deeds.

Other Word Forms

• valorously adverb
• valorousness noun
• nonvalorous adjective
• nonvalorously adverb
• nonvalorousness noun
• unvalorous adjective
• unvalorously adverb
• unvalorousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of valorous¹

First recorded in 1470–80; from Medieval Latin valorōsus “valiant,” from Latin valor “worth, honor” + -ōsus adjective suffix; valor, -ous

Example Sentences

Much of the event on Wednesday was focused on Anderson’s valorous sacrifice, and rightly so.

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It was upgraded to the Medal of Honor decades later following a policy change that lifted a requirement that such awards be made within five years of valorous acts.

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A decade later, an aide to Sen. Charles Schumer of New York discovered a previously unknown 1918 memorandum from Gen. John Pershing describing Johnson’s valorous performance in the field.

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The country’s potential gains from sustaining Ukraine’s valorous expenditure of its blood are enormous.

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Hal Moore received the Distinguished Service Cross for valorous action in Vietnam and later co-wrote the book “We Were Soldiers Once … And Young.”

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