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valiant

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val·iant  (vlynt)
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 valns, valent-, present participle of valre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]

valian·cy, valiance, valiant·ness n.
valiant·ly adv.

valiant
Adjective
very brave: it was a valiant attempt to rescue the struggling victim [Latin valere to be strong]
valiantly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.valiantvaliant - having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"
brave, courageous - possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"

valiant
Translations
valiant [ˈvæljənt] adjvaliente

valiant [ˈvælɪənt] adjvaillant(e)courageux/euse

valiant [ˈvælɪənt] adj (effort) → tapfer

valiant [ˈvælɪənt] adjvaloroso/a, coraggioso/a

valiant
adj valiant [ˈvӕliənt]
(of a person, his actions etc) brave, courageous or heroic valiant deeds; He was valiant in battle. dapper شُجاع، باسِل храбър statečný tapper tapfer γενναίος valiente vapper شجاع urhoollinen brave אַמִיץ साहसी odvažan, hrabar bátor gagah berani hugrakkur, hetjulegur coraggioso, valoroso 용감한, 씩씩한 narsus drosmīgs; drošsirdīgs berani moedig tapper mężny valente vi­teaz, cura­jos доблестный statočný hraber neustrašiv tapper, modig กล้าหาญ cesur, yiğit 勇敢的 хоробрий, доблесний بہادر، شجاع dũng cảm 勇敢
adv valiantly
dapper بِشَجاعَه، بِبَسالَه смело statečně tappert tapfer γενναία valientemente vapralt شجاعانه urhoollisesti bravement בְּאוֹמֶץ साहस-पूर्वक, दिलेरी से odvažno, hrabro bátran dengan gagah berani af hugrekki, hetjulega coraggiosamente 勇敢に 용감하게, 씩씩하게 narsiai drosmīgi; drošsirdīgi dgn berani moedig tappert mężnie valentemente cu curaj доблестно statočne hrabro neustrašivo tappert, modigt อย่างกล้าหาญ yiğitçe 勇敢地 доблесно بہادري کے ساتھ dũng cảm 勇敢


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Mercenaries and auxiliaries are useless and dangerous; and if one holds his state based on these arms, he will stand neither firm nor safe; for they are disunited, ambitious, and without discipline, unfaithful, valiant before friends, cowardly before enemies; they have neither the fear of God nor fidelity to men, and destruction is deferred only so long as the attack is; for in peace one is robbed by them, and in war by the enemy.
The Valiant Soldier is pretty well known hereabouts.
And those of Dulichium with the sacred Echinean islands, who dwelt beyond the sea off Elis; these were led by Meges, peer of Mars, and the son of valiant Phyleus, dear to Jove, who quarrelled with his father, and went to settle in Dulichium.
 
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