valiant
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈvæljənt/
- Formal
:
valeroso
- Despite their valiant efforts, the Rangers are being overwhelmed by the fierce combatants.
- a valiant effort
- a valiant attempt
- a valiant defender
Today's guest is a valiant man, valiant young man.
- Today's guest is a valiant man, valiant young man.
- Anyway, despite A valiant effort, my campaign didn't succeed.
- And there's a second part to that optimism, which is way less valiant or noble.
- There is something valiant and something noble about everything you've just described.
- And then then and I remember I made this valiant fist towards COVID.
- You know, it would be selfish if I gave this hurrah valiant speech.
- But I did see the headlines this weekend that you referenced earlier that Ukraine has made this valiant incursion into Russian territory.
Examples
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Due, in no small part, to the valiant work of our leader.
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The firefighters made a valiant effort to control the raging blaze and save the trapped residents.
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And it's just valiant efforts to try to keep them alive.
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Here is a man who proves himself valiant in war.
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No one stays on board but our valiant soldiers.
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After a valiant attempt, the young girl releases the piano, and it is never played again.
Academic text (2014) -
Drew tries to keep his balance and fights a valiant but losing battle.
Fiction book (1991) -
There is something valiant and something noble about everything you've just described.
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Today the blood of many a valiant knight shall be avenged.
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During World War I and World War II, modern Ukrainian nationalists made valiant efforts to attain independence.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
906
1.0
Has courage when facing danger, pain or fear
157
3.3
Not afraid to face danger or problems
154
3.8
Shows great courage when facing danger or difficulty
117
3.4
Shows courage in dangerous or hard situations
14
6.8
To be brave and keep trying when things are hard
8
5.6
Being brave and lively in a bold, energetic way
1
8.8
Being very brave when you face danger
1
4.2
Not afraid to do very dangerous or difficult things
1
8.2
Brave and determined when facing danger or hard times
Showing great bravery in dangerous or difficult situations
Antonyms
How Brave
Surface Forms
Morphology
valiant = val + ant
Formed historically via a Romance/Latin root plus the adjectival suffix '-ant'; the root 'val-' is not a standalone, productive English base, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from visible parts.
Etymology
Valiant comes from an old French word vaillant and the Latin valere meaning 'to be strong'. So being valiant is being 'strong' in danger, in other words brave and determined.