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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer.
        [Obs.] --Walton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A valiant and most expert gentleman.  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me,
              and fight the Lord's battles.         --1 Sam.
                                                    xviii. 17.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. ``Thou bearest
        the highest name for valiant acts.'' --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [The saints] have made such valiant confessions.
                                                    --J. H.
                                                    Newman.
        [1913 Webster] -- Val"iant*ly, adv. -- Val"iant*ness,
        n.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.]
     1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer.
        [Obs.] --Walton.
  
     2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.
  
              A valiant and most expert gentleman.  --Shak.
  
              And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me,
              and fight the Lord's battles.         --1 Sam.
                                                    xviii. 17.
  
     3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. ``Thou bearest
        the highest name for valiant acts.'' --Milton.
  
              [The saints] have made such valiant confessions.
                                                    --J. H.
                                                    Newman.
        -- Val"iant*ly, adv. -- Val"iant*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

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

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  valiant
     Αγγλικά a.
     που αντιμετωπίζει με επιτυχία μεγάλους κινδύνους, ανδρείος, γενναίος,
  θαρραλέος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  valiant
     a.
     1 possess or show#Verb courage or determination; brave#Adjective,
  heroic.
     2 characterize by or do#Verb with bravery or valour.
     alt.
     (lb en obsolete) A person who act#Verb with valour, show#Verb
  hero-like characteristic#Noun in the midst of danger.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) A person who act#Verb with valour, show#Verb
  hero-like characteristic#Noun in the midst of danger.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  valiant
     a.
     1 possess or show#Verb courage or determination; brave#Adjective,
  heroic.
     2 characterize by or do#Verb with bravery or valour.
     alt.
     (lb en obsolete) A person who act#Verb with valour, show#Verb
  hero-like characteristic#Noun in the midst of danger.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) A person who act#Verb with valour, show#Verb
  hero-like characteristic#Noun in the midst of danger.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  valiant
     a.
     1 possess or show#Verb courage or determination; brave#Adjective,
  heroic.
     2 characterize by or do#Verb with bravery or valour.
     alt.
     (lb en obsolete) A person who act#Verb with valour, show#Verb
  hero-like characteristic#Noun in the midst of danger.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) A person who act#Verb with valour, show#Verb
  hero-like characteristic#Noun in the midst of danger.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  valiant
     a.
     1 possess or show#Verb courage or determination; brave#Adjective,
  heroic.
     2 characterize by or do#Verb with bravery or valour.
     alt.
     (lb en obsolete) A person who act#Verb with valour, show#Verb
  hero-like characteristic#Noun in the midst of danger.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) A person who act#Verb with valour, show#Verb
  hero-like characteristic#Noun in the midst of danger.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  valiant
     Englanti a.
     rohkea, uljas, urhea

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Valiant /vˈaliənt/
  جريئ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  valiant //ˈva.lɪ.ənt// //ˈvæ.ljənt// 
  1. героичен
  characterized by or done with bravery or valour
  2. смел, храбър
  possessing or showing courage or determination

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  valiant /vˈaliənt/ 
  udatný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  valiant /vˈaliənt/ 
  statečný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  valiant /vˈaliənt/
  tapfer, heldenhaft, heldenmütig 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  valiant /vˈaliənt/
  
  γενναίος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  valiant //ˈva.lɪ.ənt// //ˈvæ.ljənt// 
  rohkea, uljas, urhea, urhoollinen
  possessing or showing courage or determination

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  valiant /væliənt/
  courageux, vaillant

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  valiant /vˈaliənt/ 
  1. साहसी
        "He is a valiant army officer who got gallantry awards"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  valiant /vˈaliənt/
  hrabar, valjan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  valiant /vˈaliənt/
  1. bátor
  2. vitéz
  3. derék

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  valiant //ˈva.lɪ.ənt// //ˈvæ.ljənt// 
  勇ましい, 勇敢
  possessing or showing courage or determination

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  valiant /væliənt/
  šaunus, narsus
     See also: valorous
  

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  valiant /væliənt/
  boud, dapper, kloek, koen, moedig

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  valiant /ˈvæljənt/ 
    bohaterski, dzielny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  valiant /væliənt/
  afoito, arrojado, corajoso

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  valiant /væliənt/
  бравый

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  valiant /væliənt/
  bravo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  valiant //ˈva.lɪ.ənt// //ˈvæ.ljənt// 
  heroisk, hjältemodig
  possessing or showing courage or determination

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  valiant /vˈaliənt/
  1. yiğit, cesur, yürekli, kuvvetli
  2. kahramanca. valiancy, valiantness  kahramanlık, yiğitlik. valiantly  kahramanca, yiğitçe.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈvæɫjənt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 英勇的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 英勇的
     n. 勇敢的人

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