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valiant

/ˈvæljənt/VAL-yuhnt
/ˈvæljənt/VAL-yuhnt

Meaningstrong

Common meaning: brave

Journey through time

  1. Latinvaleō, valuī‘have strength’
  2. Frenchvaillant
  3. Middle Englishvaliantsource
  4. Englishvaliant‘brave’ · today

val also in: validvalueavailprevailevaluate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin valeō ‘have strength; be of worth’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry valeō, p. 1953 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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