valor

Noun

Meaning

Value; worth.

Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.

A brave man; a man of valor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

courage bravery heroism boldness gallantry fearlessness moxie fortitude manliness spunk heart resolution spirit sand nobility
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

courage bravery braveness courageousness

Phrases with the word

medal for valor Nation's highest award for valor

Anagrams

orval volar Ovral roval

Examples

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul. Michel de Montaigne

True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years. Pierre Corneille

My valor is certainly going, it is sneaking off! I feel it oozing out as it were, at the palms of my hands! Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The spirit that keeps one going when one has no choice of what else to do must not be mistaken for valor. Nigerian Proverb

Anger edges valor. English Proverb

By valor and arms. [Virtute et armis.]. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

valonia valoniaceous valopicitabine valorisation valorise valorizable