valiant

valiant
    adj 1: having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent
           the hijack"; "a valiant soldier" [syn: {valiant},
           {valorous}]
    

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}.]
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   1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer.
      [Obs.] --Walton.
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   2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.
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            A valiant and most expert gentleman.  --Shak.
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            And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me,
            and fight the Lord's battles.         --1 Sam.
                                                  xviii. 17.
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   3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. "Thou bearest the
      highest name for valiant acts." --Milton.
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            [The saints] have made such valiant confessions.
                                                  --J. H.
                                                  Newman.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Val"iant*ly}, adv. -- {Val"iant*ness},
      {n}.
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51 Moby Thesaurus words for "valiant":
      Achilles, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, audacious, bold,
      bold-spirited, brave, bulldog, chivalric, chivalrous, chutzpanik,
      courageous, dauntless, decorated hero, demigod, demigoddess,
      doughty, fearless, fighting cock, gallant, gamecock, good soldier,
      greathearted, hardy, hero, heroic, heroine, herolike, intrepid,
      ironhearted, knightlike, knightly, lion, lionhearted,
      man of courage, manful, manly, paladin, soldierlike, soldierly,
      stalwart, stout, stouthearted, the brave, tiger, undaunted,
      valiant knight, valorous