Valor | Definition of valor by Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of VALOR

: strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery

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Origin of VALOR

Middle English valour worth, worthiness, bravery, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin valor, from Latin valēre to be of worth, be strong — more at wield

First Known Use: 14th century

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Synonyms: bottle [British slang], bravery, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, nerve, pecker [chiefly British], prowess, stoutness, courage, virtue

Antonyms: cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness

Rhymes with VALOR

pallor

Definition of VALOR for Kids

: courage <… the strange dog, no matter what the breed or valor, swiftly acknowledged Buck's supremacy … — Jack London, The Call of the Wild>

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