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val⋅iant

  [val-yuhnt]
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–adjective
1. boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted: a valiant soldier.
2. marked by or showing bravery or valor; heroic: to make a valiant effort.
3. worthy; excellent.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME valia(u)nt < AF; MF vaillant, prp. of valoir to be of worth < L valēre; see -ant

Related forms:
val⋅iant⋅ly, adverb
val⋅iant⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. valorous, dauntless. See brave.
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val·iant   (vāl'yənt)   
adj.  

  1. Possessing valor; brave.

  2. Marked by or done with valor. See Synonyms at brave.

n.  A brave person.

[Middle English, from Old French vaillant, from Latin valēns, valent-, present participle of valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]
val'ian·cy, val'iance, val'iant·ness n., val'iant·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

valiant 
1303, from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. valliant "stalwart, brave," from prp. of valoir "be worthy," originally "be strong," from L. valere "be strong, be well, be worth, have power, be able," from PIE base *wal- "be strong" (cf. O.E. wealdan "to rule," O.H.G. -walt, -wald "power" (in personal names), O.N. valdr "ruler," O.C.S. vlasti "to rule over," Lith. valdyti "to have power," Celt. *walos- "ruler," O.Ir. flaith "dominion," Welsh gallu "to be able").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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