Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave: synonym: brave.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Strong; vigorous in body; sturdy; also, strong or powerful in a more general sense.
- Of a certain worth or value. Compare
strong . - Brave; courageous; intrepid in danger; puissant.
- Performed with valor; bravely conducted; heroic: as, a valiant action or achievement; a valiant combat.
- Hence Brave; splendid.
- Of or pertaining to a brave or valiant man or valiant men.
- Synonyms and Gallant, Courageous, etc. (see
brave ), valorous, daring, dauntless, stout. - noun A valiant person.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Vigorous in body; strong; powerful.
- adjective Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.
- adjective Performed with valor or bravery; heroic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Showing courage or determination;
heroic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having or showing valor
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The tiger before a _stronger_ foe -- flies: the tiger is not what we call valiant, only fierce and cruel.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Thomas Carlyle 1838
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They, however, commended what they called the valiant intervention by former heads of state and other eminent statesmen that the President should show regard for the spirit of the 1999 constitution.
Thisday Online 2010
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Logic, most valiant, is unafraid of all the monsters of the earthly dream.
Chapter 36 2010
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Even the long term valiant effort of Borges to try to reach out of the central region was not enough.
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Even the long term valiant effort of Borges to try to reach out of the central region was not enough.
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But now White Logic willy-nilly wakes them for me, for White Logic, most valiant, is unafraid of all the monsters of the earthly dream.
Chapter XXXVI 1913
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The Hebrew term, "strong," or "valiant," is applied to bulls (Ps 22: 12).
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In what can only be called a valiant effort, Sarah Palin has defended her monetary policy remarks from the Wall Street Journal's pointed criticism.
Palin Lashes Out At WSJ Reporter, Misquotes Story The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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In what can only be called a valiant effort, Sarah Palin has defended her monetary policy remarks from the Wall Street Journal's pointed criticism.
Palin Lashes Out At WSJ Reporter, Misquotes Story The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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He was called a valiant and a hardy man and did so much by his prowess, that under the banner of the earl of Moray he did such valiantness in arms, that the Scots had marvel thereof, and so was slain in fighting: the Scots would gladly have taken him alive, but he would never yield, he hoped ever to have been rescued.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart
amandansmith commented on the word valiant
valiant is the definition of the name Riley.
September 10, 2007