different between valiant vs valour

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

English

Alternative forms

• valor

Etymology

From Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?væl?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?væl?/
• Rhymes: -æl?(?)

Noun

valour (usually uncountable, plural valours) (British spelling)

1. Value; worth.
2. Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness

   Synonyms: bravery, courage, prowess, intrepidity

3. (dated) A brave man; a man of valour.

Derived terms

• discretion is the better part of valour

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• louvar, ovular

Old French

Noun

valour f (oblique plural valours, nominative singular valour, nominative plural valours)

1. Late Anglo-Norman spelling of valur
   • Flatour est un soubtil enchanteour;
     Car par son vein enchantement
     Fait croire au dame et au seignour
     Que sur tous autres de valour
     Sont plus digne et plus excellent.

     Flattery is a subtle enchanter,
     For by its vain enchantment
     It makes damsels and lords alike believe
     That above all other valorous people
     Are more worthy and more excellent.