valiant
Meaning
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- Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.
- Characterized by or done with bravery or valour.
Synonyms
man of courage
brave spirit
stallwart
very strong
prowessful
brave blade
brave heart
dare-devil
Frequency
Hyphenated as
va‧liant
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvæliənt/
Etymology
In summary
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, the present active infinitive of valeō (“to have value; to be worth; to be strong; to have influence or power”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”).
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