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valiant

valiant

13 5.3
A person who shows great courage in dangerous or difficult situations
  • noun
  • /ˈvæljənt/
  • Formal
translation icon : valiente
  • The valiant die but once.

And it's fine because like even if you go back to the Civil War, you know, a lot of people think it was like a valiant for the North crushed the South.

Examples

  • The valiant never taste of death but once.

  • For only the valiant can create.

  • The valiant Paris seeks you for his love.

  • Today's guest is a valiant man, valiant young man.

  • Not a single one of these valiant men fled, and they fought to the last man while their king fled on his horse.

  • Valiant little Israel is keeping the terrorists in that hostile region at bay on behalf of America.

    Blog text (3)
  • Americans know that to fight this menace halfway around the globe, it takes more than the Valiant men...

  • Valiant seniors stand watch with shotguns on putting greens across the state.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Haklang was the sixth, Hardrefil the seventh, Haki the Valiant the eighth, Vott the Arrogant the ninth, and Storolf was the name of the tenth.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The valiant soldier faced the enemy bravely during the battle.

Synonyms

hero
vsvaliant
1.1

A person admired for brave actions and good qualities

focuses on showing great courage especially during difficult situations
plucker
vsvaliant
  • Archaic
1 9.3

A person who shows brave determination in a difficult situation

expresses stronger, more formal courage in especially difficult situations

Antonyms

46 5.5

Lack of courage to face danger or difficulty

1 4.5

Being easily frightened and nervous in new or dangerous situations

How Brave

hero
1.1
valiant
  • Formal
13 5.3

Surface Forms

valiant singular
valiants plural

Etymology

Valiant (as a noun) comes from the same root as valor, through the old French vaillant and the Latin valere meaning 'to be strong'. So a valiant is a person who is 'strong' in danger, a brave person who shows courage.