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val⋅iant

[val-yuhnt]
–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


val⋅iant⋅ly, adverb
val⋅iant⋅ness, noun


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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