Valiant
['vælɪənt] or ['væljənt]
Definition
(adj.) having or showing valor; 'a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack'; 'a valiant soldier' .
Typist: Meg--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer.
(a.) Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.
(a.) Performed with valor or bravery; heroic.
Checker: Rhonda
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Brave, courageous, intrepid, valorous, gallant, chivalrous, chivalric, heroic, daring, dauntless, bold, fearless, doughty, undaunted, Spartan, lion-hearted.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Intrepid, heroic, courageous, brave, redoubtable, stout-hearted, valorous,gallant
ANT:Timid, puny, cowardly, craven
Typist: Margery
Definition
adj. strong: brave: intrepid in danger: heroic.—n. (obs.) a valiant person.—ns. Val′iance Val′iancy.—adv. Val′iantly bravely.—n. Val′iantness courage.
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Examples
- And this, in especial, is the valiant Knight who fought so bravely for the deliverance of him for whom we this day mourn. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Come, valiant sir, said Wamba, I must be your armourer as well as your equerry--I have dismounted you, and now I will unhelm you. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- To this can the light look of woman, aided by the Prince of the Powers of this world, bring a valiant and worthy knight! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He shewed how England had become powerful, and its inhabitants valiant and wise, by means of the freedom they enjoyed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- They saw the world in terms of valiant adventure. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Never, Sir,' rejoined Pott, pot-valiant in a double sense--'never. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It was made up of songs of free adventure, aristocratic and valiant in spirit. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He had the fame of being very valiant, the second brother said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It transfigured him in two minutes, brought the colour back to his face, and made him at least _word_-valiant. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Think not of it, valiant warrior! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Report speaks him brave and valiant, said Conrade. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- And being perfect, is therefore wise and valiant and temperate and juSt. That is likewise clear. Plato. The Republic.
- Dark sits the evening upon the thanes castle, The black clouds gather round; Soon shall they be red as the blood of the valiant! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Romansh, Italian, and French-speaking valleys were presently added to this valiant little republican group. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- To you four, sirs, replied the Knight, addressing those who had last spoken, and to your honourable and valiant masters, I have one common reply. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Checker: Myrna