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View synonyms for valor

valor

[ val-er ]

noun

  1. boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:

    a medal for valor.

    Synonyms: intrepidity, spirit

    Antonyms: cowardice



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Word History and Origins

Origin of valor1

1350–1400; Middle English valo ( u ) r < Anglo-French; Middle French valeur < Late Latin valōr-, stem of valor worth, equivalent to Latin val ( ēre ) to be of worth + -or -or 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see discretion is the better part of valor .
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Synonym Study

See courage.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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