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valiantly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: V AE1 L Y AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a valiant manner; showing bravery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with valor; in a valiant manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he fought valiantly until the end

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: valorously

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English valiant Middle English -ly English -ly English valiantly From valiant + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: kuraĝe — in a valiant manner
  • Finnish: urheasti — in a valiant manner
  • Finnish: urhoollisesti — in a valiant manner
  • French: vaillamment — in a valiant manner
  • Galician: valentemente — in a valiant manner
  • Greek: ανδρείως (andreíos) — in a valiant manner
  • Greek: γενναία (gennaía) — in a valiant manner
  • Ancient Greek: ἀνδρείως (andreíōs) — in a valiant manner
  • Ancient Greek: γενναίως (gennaíōs) — in a valiant manner
  • Japanese: 勇敢に (yūkan'ni) — in a valiant manner
  • Polish: bitnie — in a valiant manner
  • Polish: walecznie — in a valiant manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: hrabro — in a valiant manner