Valiant

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: val=iant

CIDE DICTIONARY

Valiant, a. [OE. valiant, F. vaillant, OF. vaillant, valant, originally p. pr. of OF. & F. valoir to be worth, L. valere to be strong. See Wield, and cf. Avail, Convalesce, Equivalent, Prevail, Valid.].

•  Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer.  Walton.  [1913 Webster]
•  Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.  [1913 Webster]

  "A valiant and most expert gentleman."  [1913 Webster]

  "And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles."  [1913 Webster]
•  Performed with valor or bravery; heroic.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]

  "[The saints] have made such valiant confessions."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Valiant, adj. (of a person or conduct) brave, courageous.

Derivative

valiantly adv.

Etymology

ME f. AF valiaunt, OF vailant ult. f. L valere be strong

THESAURUS

Valiant

Achilles, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, audacious, bold, bold-spirited, brave, bulldog, chivalric, chivalrous, chutzpanik, courageous, dauntless, decorated hero, demigod, demigoddess, doughty, fearless, fighting cock, gallant, gamecock, good soldier, greathearted, hardy, hero, heroic, heroine, herolike, intrepid, ironhearted, knightlike, knightly, lion, lionhearted, man of courage, manful, manly, paladin, soldierlike, soldierly, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, the brave, tiger, undaunted, valiant knight, valorous

ROGET THESAURUS

Valiant

Courage

N courage, bravery, valor, resoluteness, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity, contempt of danger, defiance of danger, derring-do, audacity, rashness, dash, defiance, confidence, self-reliance, manliness, manhood, nerve, pluck, mettle, game, heart, heart of grace, spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, fortitude, intestinal fortitude, firmness, heart of oak, bottom, backbone, spine, resolution, bulldog courage, prowess, heroism, chivalry, exploit, feat, achievement, heroic deed, heroic act, bold stroke, man, man of mettle, hero, demigod, Amazon, Hector, lion, tiger, panther, bulldog, gamecock, fighting-cock, bully, fire eater, courageous, brave, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, spirited, spiritful, high-spirited, high-mettled, mettlesome, plucky, manly, manful, resolute, stout, stout-hearted, iron-hearted, lion-hearted, heart of oak, Penthesilean, bold, bold-spirited, daring, audacious, fearless, dauntless, dreadless, aweless, undaunted, unappalled, undismayed, unawed, unblanched, unabashed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unblanching, unapprehensive, confident, self-reliant, bold as a lion, bold as brass, enterprising, adventurous, venturous, venturesome, dashing, chivalrous, soldierly, heroic, fierce, savage, pugnacious, strong-minded, hardy, doughty, firm, determined, dogged, indomitable, up to, up to the scratch, upon one's mettle, reassured, unfeared, undreaded, one's blood being up, courage sans peur, fortes fortuna adjuvat, have I not in my time heard lions roar, I dare do all that may become a man, male vincetis sed vincite, omne solum forti patria, self-trust is the essence of heroism, stimulos dedit oemula virtus, strong and great, a hero, teloque animus proestantior omni, there, is always safety in valor, virtus ariete fortier.