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.
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,
validity,
valinda,
valine
Example sentences from the Web for valiantly
British Dictionary definitions for valiantly
valiant
/ (ˈvæljənt) /
adjective
courageous, intrepid, or stout-hearted; brave
marked by bravery or courage
a valiant deed
Derived forms of valiant
valiance or valiancy, noun valiantly, adverbWord Origin for valiant
C14: from Old French
vaillant, from
valoir to be of value, from Latin
valēre to be strong