valiant
[ val-yuhnt ]
/ ˈvæl yənt /
adjective
boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted: a valiant soldier.
marked by or showing bravery or valor; heroic: to make a valiant effort.
worthy; excellent.
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Origin of valiant
1275–1325; Middle English valia(u)nt <Anglo-French; Middle French vaillant, present participle of valoir to be of worth <Latin valēre; see -ant
synonym study for valiant
1. See brave.
OTHER WORDS FROM valiant
Words nearby valiant
valetudinarianism, valetudinary, valgus, Valhalla, valiancy, valiant, valid, validate, validation, validity, Valinda
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British Dictionary definitions for valiant
valiant
/ (ˈvæljənt) /
adjective
courageous, intrepid, or stout-hearted; brave
marked by bravery or couragea valiant deed
Derived forms of valiant
valiance or valiancy, nounvaliantly, adverbWord Origin for valiant
C14: from Old French vaillant, from valoir to be of value, from Latin valēre to be strong
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