valiant

(văl'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.]

valiancy val'ian·cy or val'iance or val'iant·ness n.
valiantly val'iant·ly adv.

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adjective

Having or showing courage: audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valorous. Informal spunky. Slang gutsy, gutty. See fear/courage.

adj

Definition: brave
Antonyms: afraid, cowardly

IN BRIEF: Brave.

That's a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. — William Shakespeare (1564-1616).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tapper, heltemodig, brav
n. - helt

Nederlands (Dutch)
moedig, moedig persoon

Français (French)
adj. - vaillant, courageux
n. - vaillance, courage

Deutsch (German)
adj. - tapfer, kühn, heroisch
n. - Held(in)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανδρείος, γενναίος, παλικαρίσιος, ιπποτικός, ευγενής

Italiano (Italian)
prode, coraggioso, valoroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - valente, heróico

Русский (Russian)
герой, отважный, героический, сильный, крепкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - valiente, valeroso
n. - valentía, bravura

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tapper, modig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
勇敢的, 英勇的, 勇敢的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 勇敢的, 英勇的
n. - 勇敢的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 용맹스러운, 빼어난
n. - 용맹 , 힘셈, 건장함

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 勇敢な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شجاع, باسل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אמיץ‬
n. - ‮של עוז-רוח‬

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