valor

[ val-er ]

/ ˈvæl ər /

noun

boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery: a medal for valor.

Also especially British, val·our.

Origin of valor

1350–1400; Middle English valo(u)r < Anglo-French; Middle French valeur < Late Latin valōr-, stem of valor worth, equivalent to Latin val(ēre) to be of worth + -or -or¹

SYNONYMS FOR valor

intrepidity, spirit.

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ANTONYMS FOR valor

cowardice.

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See courage.

Words nearby valor

valmid, valmiki, valois, valona, valonia, valor, valorize, valorous, valour, valparaiso, valparaíso

Example sentences from the Web for valor

Even the valor of tragedy is denied to Daisy, “a woman born with a voice that lacks a tragic register.”

Carol Shields’s Tale Of Secondhand Life |Nathaniel Rich |October 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The founder of Valor por Tamaulipas disputes this version of events and has characterized it as disinformation.

She Tweeted Against the Mexican Cartels. They Tweeted Her Murder. |Jason McGahan |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Understandably the narcos wanted to know the real identities of Felina and her compañeros at Valor por Tamaulipas.

She Tweeted Against the Mexican Cartels. They Tweeted Her Murder. |Jason McGahan |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The founder of Valor por Tamaulipas confirmed that the photos are of Felina.

She Tweeted Against the Mexican Cartels. They Tweeted Her Murder. |Jason McGahan |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Ground war remained, inevitably, a place of high sacrifice as well as valor.

Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’ |Clive Irving |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Her ancestors were of king's blood, and the more immediate of them were distinguished for their valor and high birth.

Paris: With Pen and Pencil |David W. Bartlett
Personal exhibitions of valor and determination there were; but the main body had lost heart, and were weary and hungry.

Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, |George Alfred Townsend
Henry V, on the other hand, was merely anxious to make himself and his house popular by deeds of valor.

An Introduction to the History of Western Europe |James Harvey Robinson
He was awarded a medal for valor on the field of action, but he valued more the wound which he had won in fighting for Italy.

Builders of United Italy |Rupert Sargent Holland
My remark was most uncourteousparticularly to one who has ere now given no equivocal proof of his valor.

Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf |George W. M. Reynolds

Idioms and Phrases with valor

valor

see discretion is the better part of valor.

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valor

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Idioms and Phrases with valor

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valor

noun

Origin of valor

SYNONYMS FOR valor

ANTONYMS FOR valor

synonym study for valor

Words nearby valor

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