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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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illustrious
English
Etymology
From Latin ill?stris (“bright, shining; distinguished, prominent, illustrious”) +? -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree”). Ill?stris is derived from ill?str? (“to brighten, illuminate; to make famous or illustrious”), from in- (“prefix meaning ‘in, inside’”) + lustr? (“to purify by making a sacrifice; to brighten, illuminate”) (from lustr? (“purificatory sacrifice”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”) or *lewh?- (“to wash”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??l?s.t??.?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??l?s.t?i.?s/, /-?l?s-/
- Hyphenation: il?lus?tri?ous
Adjective
illustrious (comparative more illustrious, superlative most illustrious)
- Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known, especially due to past achievements or noble qualities. [from mid 16th c.]
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- lustrious
Translations
Further reading
- illustrious (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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