valorous
adjective (valorous, more valorous, most valorous)
Everyday
(formal, old) Valorous means very brave, especially in battle. tree →
In the lessons
A grand storybook word for heroes and knights: «a valorous knight». Toad in The Wind in the Willows likes to think of himself as valorous. It comes from «valour» (bravery).
Examples
- The valorous knight rode out to fight the dragon. tree →
- The soldiers were honoured for their valorous deeds. tree →
- Toad sang about his own valorous adventures. tree →
- She was valorous in the face of danger. tree →
- The poem praises a valorous king. tree →
- The little mouse made a valorous stand against the cat. tree →
Note
Formal; in speech say «brave». Noun: valour (UK) / valor (US). Not about «value», though they look alike.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «valorous» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «valorous» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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