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valiant

val·iant [ vállyənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. courageous: brave and steadfast
a valiant warrior

2. done courageously: characterized by or performed with bravery but often ending in failure
a valiant attempt at rescue



noun  (plural val·iants)
Definition:
 
somebody courageous: a brave and steadfast person

[14th century. Via Old French< Latin valent-, present participle of valere "be strong"]

val·iance noun
val·iant·ly adverb
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