val´iant|ness

val´iant|ness
val|iant «VAL yuhnt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. having courage; brave; courageous: »

a valiant soldier.

2. showing courage; heroic: »

a valiant deed.

–n.
a brave or courageous person: »

Wealth…is the possession of the valuable by the valiant (John Ruskin). Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once (Shakespeare).

[< Anglo-French, Old French vaillant, valiant, present participle of valeir (originally) be strong < Latin valēre]
val´iant|ly, adverb.
val´iant|ness, noun.

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  • val´iant|ly — val|iant «VAL yuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having courage; brave; courageous: »a valiant soldier. 2. showing courage; heroic: »a valiant deed. –n. a brave or courageous person: »Wealth…is the possession of the valuable by the valiant (John …   Useful english dictionary

  • val|iant — «VAL yuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having courage; brave; courageous: »a valiant soldier. 2. showing courage; heroic: »a valiant deed. –n. a brave or courageous person: »Wealth…is the possession of the valuable by the valiant (John …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • val — ab·la·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ad·jec·ti·val; aero·na·val; aes·ti·val; agen·ti·val; an·ti·lar·val; ar·chi·val; bi·val·via; ca·cio·ca·val·lo; can·a·val·ia; car·ni·val; car·ni·val·esque; ca·val·la; ca·val·let·ti; che·val; chi·val·ric;… …   English syllables

  • iant — na·iant; val·iant·ly; val·iant·ness; val·iant; …   English syllables

  • valiantness — val·iant·ness …   English syllables

  • n — Valiant Val iant, 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Valiant — Val iant, 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Vigorous in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Valiantly — Valiant Val iant, 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Valiantness — Valiant Val iant, 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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