valorous
US/ˈvælərəs/
valorous adjective: having or displaying valour.
Adjective
valorous (comparative more valorous, superlative most valorous)
- Having or displaying valour.
- this present booke compyled by virgyle ryght subtyl and Ingenyous oratour & poete Intytuled Eneydos hath be translated oute of latyn in to comyn langage In whiche may alle valyaunt prynces and other nobles see many valorous fayttes of armes.c. 1490, William Caxton (translator), The Boke of Eneydos, Westminster, Preface
- […] he esteems himself happy that he hath fallen into the hands of one, as he thinks, the most brave, valorous, and thrice-worthy signieur of England.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- Synonyms:
- valiant
valorous meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
valorous in Hindi
- valorous, heroic
- महा mahā
valorous in Urdu
- valorous, heroic
- مہا mahā
valorous in Malayalam
- valorous, heroic
- മഹാ mahā
valorous in Kannada
- a valorous, brave man; hero
- ಗಂಡ gaṇḍa
More languagesFewer languages
- valorous in Odia
- ପରାକ୍ରମଶାଳୀ parākramaśāḷi
Examples of valorous in a sentence
- […] I shall be at York—at the head of my daring and valorous fellows, as ready to support any bold design as thy policy can be to form one.1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […]...
- He held up the glass. ‘To your valorous wounds.1929 May–October, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, 1st British edition, London: Jonathan Cape […], published 1929, →OCLC, book I, page...
- There are many valorous stories told of her, which enthral grown men as well as children.2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 12, in Small Island, London: Review, page 139:
Synonyms of valorous
Forms of valorous
| comparative | more valorous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most valorous |
| alternative form | valourous |
Origin of valorous
From Old French valeureux.
Words formed from valorous
Questions about valorous
- What does valorous mean?
- Valorous means having or displaying valour.
- What is valorous in Hindi?
- Valorous in Hindi is महा (mahā). See Valorous meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use valorous in a sentence?
- […] I shall be at York—at the head of my daring and valorous fellows, as ready to support any bold design as thy policy can be to form one.
- What part of speech is valorous?
- Valorous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce valorous?
- Valorous is pronounced /ˈvælərəs/ (US).
Words near valorous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: valorous (page history and authors); महा (Hindi) (page history and authors); مہا (Urdu) (page history and authors); മഹാ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಗಂಡ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ପରାକ୍ରମଶାଳୀ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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