different between spunky vs valiant

English

Etymology

From spunk +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp??ki/
• Rhymes: -??ki

Adjective

spunky (comparative spunkier, superlative spunkiest)

1. Spirited or plucky.
2. (Britain) Pertaining to or like spunk (semen).
3. (Britain) Stained with semen.

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