English Explanatory Dictionary

valiant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.
  2. Characterized by or done with bravery or valour.
noun
  1. A person who acts with valour, showing hero-like characteristics in the midst of danger.

Pronunciation

/ˈvæliənt/ En-us-valiant.ogg

Word forms

valiant more valiant most valiant valiaunt valiants

Etymology

From Middle English vailaunt (“having or showing courage or valour, valiant; characterized by valour; powerful, strong; person of valour or strength; excellent, worthy; beneficial, useful; valuable; legally valid, binding”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vaillaunt, vaylant [and other forms], and Old French vailant, vaillant (“brave, valiant; having value, valuable”) [and other forms], from the present participle of valoir (“to have value; to be worth”), from Latin valēre (“to have value; to be worth; to be strong; to have influence or power”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”).

Synonyms

bold valorous adventurous mettlesome aweless bad brass-balled chivalrous courageous daredevil daring dauntless doughty fearless fortitudinous gallant gutsy heroic intrepid lionhearted orped plucky stalwart stalworth stouthearted unafraid undaunted valiant venturesome

Antonyms

backboneless base bitch-ass boneless caitiff candy-assed chicken chicken-hearted chicken-livered chickenshit courageless cowardish cowardly cowardy cowhearted cowish craven cravenhearted cringey dastard dastardly dickless dough-faced fainthearted fearful fraidy gizzardless heartless invalorous invertebrate gutless hen-hearted kiasi lily-livered liver-faced liver-hearted low-hearted miching milky milk-livered mouse-hearted mousy nerveless niddering nidering niding nithing nutless pigeon-livered poltroonish poor-spirited punk pusillanimous pussylike ratlike rabbit-hearted recrayed retromingent sissy spineless

Derived words

pot-valiant potvaliant valiance valiantly valiantness valor valour
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