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sturdy
English
Etymology
From Middle English sturdy, stourdy, stordy (“bold, valiant, strong, stern, fierce, rebellious”) (perhaps influenced by Middle English sture, stoure, stor (“strong, robust, harsh, stern, violent, fierce, sturdy”); see English stour), from Old French estourdi (“dazed”), form of estourdir, originally “to daze, to make tipsy (almost drunk)” (Modern French étourdir (“to daze, to make tipsy”)), from Vulgar Latin *exturdire. Latin etymology is unclear – presumably it is ex- + turdus (“thrush (bird)”), but how this should mean “daze” is unclear. A speculative theory is that thrushes eat leftover winery grapes and thus became drunk, but this meets with objections.
Disease in cows and sheep is by extension of sense of “daze”, while sense of “strongly built” is of late 14th century, and relationship to earlier sense is less clear, perhaps from sense of a firm strike (causing a daze) or a strong, violent person.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?st??di/
- (US) IPA(key): /?st?rdi/
- Rhymes: -??(r)di
Adjective
sturdy (comparative sturdier, superlative sturdiest)
- Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.
- 1657, Henry Wotton, Characters of some Kings of England
- He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy then dainty.
- 1657, Henry Wotton, Characters of some Kings of England
- Solid in structure or person.
- (obsolete) Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn.
- This must be done, and I would fain see / Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay.
- October 28, 1705, Francis Atterbury, a sermon
- A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took the first steps.
- Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality.
Synonyms
- hardy
Translations
Noun
sturdy (uncountable)
- A disease in sheep and cattle, caused by a tapeworm and marked by great nervousness or by dullness and stupor.
Synonyms
- gid
Derived terms
- sturdied
Translations
References
- sturdy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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valiant
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)
- Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.
- Synonyms: bold, valorous; see also Thesaurus:brave
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:cowardly
- Characterized by or done with bravery or valour.
Alternative forms
- valiaunt (obsolete)
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
valiant (plural valiants)
- (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
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