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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 valére; see -ant

]

—Related forms

val·iant·ly, adverb

val·iant·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. valorous, dauntless. See brave.

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adj.

Possessing valor; brave.
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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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").

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valiant
adjective
having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"

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valiant [ˈvӕliənt] adjective

(of a person, his actions etc) brave, courageous or heroic
Example: valiant deeds; He was valiant in battle.

Arabic:	شُجاع، باسِل
Chinese (Simplified):	勇敢的
Chinese (Traditional):	勇敢的
Czech:	statečný
Danish:	tapper
Dutch:	moedig
Estonian:	vapper
Finnish:	urhoollinen
French:	brave
German:	tapfer
Greek:	γενναίος
Hungarian:	bátor
Icelandic:	hugrakkur, hetjulegur
Indonesian:	gagah berani
Italian:	coraggioso, valoroso

Korean:	용감한, 씩씩한
Latvian:	drosmīgs; drošsirdīgs
Lithuanian:	narsus
Norwegian:	tapper
Polish:	mężny
Portuguese (Brazil):	valente
Portuguese (Portugal):	valente
Romanian:	viteaz, curajos
Russian:	доблестный
Slovak:	statočný
Slovenian:	hraber
Spanish:	valiente
Swedish:	tapper, modig
Turkish:	cesur, yiğit

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A*vail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Availed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Availing.] [OE. availen, fr. F. ? (L. ad) + valoir to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.]

1. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.

O, what avails me now that honor high ! --Milton.

2. To promote; to assist. [Obs.] --Pope.

To avail one's self of, to make use of; take advantage of.

Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names. --Milton.

I have availed myself of the very first opportunity. --Dickens.

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E*quiv"a*lent\, a. [L. aequivalens, -entis, p. pr. of aequivalere to have equal power; aequus equal + valere to be strong, be worth: cf. F. ['e]quivalent. See Equal, and Valiant.]

1. Equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.

For now to serve and to minister, servile and ministerial, are terms equivalent. --South.

2. (Geom.) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle.

3. (Geol.) Contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries.

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Pre*vail"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prevailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Prevailing.] [F. pr['e]valoir, OF. prevaleir, L. praevalere; prae before + valere to be strong, able, or worth. See Valiant.]

1. To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to succeed; -- sometimes with over or against.

When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. --Ex. xvii. 11.

So David prevailed over the Philistine. --1 Sam. xvii. 50.

This kingdom could never prevail against the united power of England. --Swift.

2. To be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain; as, the practice prevails this day.

This custom makes the short-sighted bigots, and the warier skeptics, as far as it prevails. --Locke.

3. To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I prevailedon him to wait.

He was prevailed with to restrain the Earl. --Clarendon.

Prevail upon some judicious friend to be your constant hearer, and allow him the utmost freedom. --Swift.

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Val`e*dic"tion\, n. [L., valedicere, valedictum, to say farewell; vale farewell (imperative of valere to be strong or well) + dicere to say. See Valiant, Diction.] A farewell; a bidding farewell. --Donne.

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Va"lence\, n. [From L. valens, -entis, p. pr. of valere to have power, to be strong. See Valiant.] (Chem.) The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads, as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for which it can be substituted, or with which it can be compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and has a valence of one; the atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have a valence respectively of two, three, and four.

Note: The valence of certain elements varies in different compounds. Valence in degree may extend as high as seven or eight, as in the cases of iodine and osmium respectively. The doctrine of valence has been of fundamental importance in distinguishing the equivalence from the atomic weight, and is an essential factor in explaining the chemical structures of compounds.

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Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an\, a. [L. valetudinarius, from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, fr. valere to be strong or well: cf. F. val['e]tudinaire. See Valiant.] Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm.

My feeble health and valetudinarian stomach. --Coleridge.

The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue, not a valetudinarian virtue. --Macaulay.

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Val"iance\, Valiancy \Val"ian*cy\, n. [Cf. F. vaillance. See Valiant.] The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor. [Obs.] "His doughty valiance." --Spenser.

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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.]

1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer. [Obs.] --Walton.

2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.

A valiant and most expert gentleman. --Shak.

And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. --1 Sam. xviii. 17.

3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. "Thou bearest the highest name for valiant acts." --Milton.

[The saints] have made such valiant confessions. --J. H. Newman. -- Val"iant*ly, adv. -- Val"iant*ness, n.

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Val"id\, a. [F. valide, F. validus strong, from valere to be strong. See Valiant.]

1. Strong; powerful; efficient. [Obs.] "Perhaps more valid arms . . . may serve to better us." --Milton.

2. Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection.

An answer that is open to no valid exception. --I. Taylor.

3. (Law) Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage.

Syn: Prevalent; available; efficacious; just; good; weighty; sufficient; sound; well-grounded.

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Val"or\, n. [OE. valour, OF. valor, valur, valour, F. valeur, LL. valor, fr. L. valere to be strong, or worth. See Valiant.] [Written also valour.]

1. Value; worth. [Obs.] "The valor of a penny." --Sir T. More.

2. Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.

For contemplation he and valor formed. --Milton.

When valor preys on reason, It eats the sword it fights with. --Shak.

Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor. --B. Jonson.

3. A brave man; a man of valor. [R.] --Ld. Lytton.

Syn: Courage; heroism; bravery; gallantry; boldness; fearlessness. See Courage, and Heroism.

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Val"ue\, n. [OF. value, fr. valoir, p. p. valu, to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.]

1. The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility; importance.

Ye are all physicians of no value. --Job xiii. 4.

Ye are of more value than many sparrows. --Matt. x. 31.

C[ae]sar is well acquainted with your virtue, And therefore sets this value on your life. --Addison.

Before events shall have decided on the value of the measures. --Marshall.

2. (Trade & Polit. Econ.) Worth estimated by any standard of purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of anything.

An article may be possessed of the highest degree of utility, or power to minister to our wants and enjoyments, and may be universally made use of, without possessing exchangeable value. --M'Culloch.

Value is the power to command commodities generally. --A. L. Chapin (Johnson's Cys.).

Value is the generic term which expresses power in exchange. --F. A. Walker.

His design was not to pay him the value of his pictures, because they were above any price. --Dryden.

Note: In political economy, value is often distinguished as intrinsic and exchangeable. Intrinsic value is the same as utility or adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants of men. Exchangeable value is that in an article or product which disposes individuals to give for it some quantity of labor, or some other article or product obtainable by labor; as, pure air has an intrinsic value, but generally not an exchangeable value.

3. Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument --Mitford.

4. Esteem; regard. --Dryden.

My relation to the person was so near, and my value for him so great --Bp. Burnet.

5. (Mus.) The relative length or duration of a tone or note, answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note [?] has the value of two eighth notes [?].

6. In an artistical composition, the character of any one part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; -- often used in the plural; as, the values are well given, or well maintained.

7. Valor. [Written also valew.] [Obs.] --Spenser.

Value received, a phrase usually employed in a bill of exchange or a promissory note, to denote that a consideration has been given for it. --Bouvier.

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