different between invincible vs valiant

English

Etymology

From Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis (“unconquerable”), from in- (“not”) +? vincibilis (“conquerable”), from vincere (“to conquer”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?v?ns.?bl?/
• Rhymes: -?bl?

Adjective

invincible (not comparable)

1. Impossible to defeat, destroy or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

   Synonyms: unconquerable, undefeatable

   Antonyms: conquerable, defeatable, vincible, weak

Translations

Noun

invincible (plural invincibles)

1. Someone or something that cannot be defeated, destroyed or killed.

   Antonym: vincible

Translations

Further reading

• invincible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• invincible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• invincible at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis (“unconquerable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.v??.sibl/
• Homophone: invincibles

Adjective

invincible (plural invincibles)

1. invincible

Further reading

• “invincible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English vailaunt (“having or showing courage or valour, valiant; characterized by valour; powerful, strong; person of valour or strength; excellent, worthy; beneficial, useful; valuable; legally valid, binding”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vaillaunt, vaylant [and other forms], and Old French vailant, vaillant (“brave, valiant; having value, valuable”) [and other forms], from the present participle of valoir (“to have value; to be worth”), from Latin val?re, the present active infinitive of vale? (“to have value; to be worth; to be strong; to have influence or power”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?welh?- (“powerful, strong; to rule”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?væ.lj?nt/, /?va.l?.?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?væ.lj?nt/
• Hyphenation: va?liant, va?li?ant

Adjective

valiant (comparative more valiant, superlative most valiant)

1. Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.

   Synonyms: bold, valorous; see also Thesaurus:brave

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:cowardly
2. Characterized by or done with bravery or valour.

Alternative forms

• valiaunt (obsolete)

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

valiant (plural valiants)

1. (obsolete) A person who acts with valour, showing hero-like characteristics in the midst of danger.

References

Further reading

• valiant (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Latvian, Talivan