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valour

noun · 5 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvælə/
  • US: /ˈvælɚ/
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  • rhymes with -ælə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

Individually sustained verve or passion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Valor wins the battle, not death!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prowess

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Value; worth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; a feeling of upstanding bravery against adversity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bravery, courage, prowess, intrepidity

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A brave man; a man of valour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dated, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he showed great heroism in battle
  • he received a medal for valor

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heroism, gallantry, valor, valorousness, valiance, valiancy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness

History

Etymology

From Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor. Doublet of valure.

Across languages

Translations

78 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُرُوءَة (murūʔa) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Arabic: بَسَالَة (basāla) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Armenian: խիզախություն (xizaxutʻyun) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Belarusian: до́блесць (dóbljescʹ) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Belarusian: адва́га (adváha) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Belarusian: му́жнасць (múžnascʹ) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Belarusian: му́жства (múžstva) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Belarusian: хра́брасць (xrábrascʹ) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Bulgarian: до́блест (dóblest) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Bulgarian: хра́брост (hrábrost) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Bulgarian: сърца́тост (sǎrcátost) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勇氣 /勇气 (yǒngqì) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Czech: chrabrost — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Czech: odvaha — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Czech: udatnost — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Danish: tapperhed — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Danish: mod — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Dutch: heldhaftigheid — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Finnish: urheus — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Finnish: urhoollisuus — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Finnish: uljaus — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • French: héroïsme — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • French: courage — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Georgian: სიქველე (sikvele) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Georgian: ვაჟკაცობა (važḳacoba) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Georgian: მამაცობა (mamacoba) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Georgian: გმირობა (gmiroba) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • German: Tapferkeit — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • German: Heldenmut — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • German: Mannhaftigkeit — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Hindi: वीरता (vīrtā) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Hindi: साहस (sāhas) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Japanese: 勇気 (yūki) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Korean: 용기 (yonggi) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Latin: virtus — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Macedonian: ју́наштво (júnaštvo) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Macedonian: до́блест (dóblest) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Macedonian: хра́брост (hrábrost) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Norwegian Bokmål: edelmodighet — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Church Slavic: доблѥсть (dobljestĭ) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Polish: dzielność — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Polish: męstwo — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Polish: waleczność — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Polish: odwaga — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Portuguese: bravura — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Portuguese: valentia — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Romanian: curaj — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Russian: до́блесть (dóblestʹ) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Russian: отва́га (otvága) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Russian: му́жество (múžestvo) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Russian: хра́брость (xrábrostʹ) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Russian: герои́зм (geroízm) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Sanskrit: शवस् (śavas) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Scottish Gaelic: tapachd — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Slovak: chrabrosť — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Slovak: odvaha — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Spanish: valor — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Spanish: valía — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Spanish: valer — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Spanish: valoría — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Swedish: tapperhet — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Swedish: mod — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Telugu: వీరత్వము (vīratvamu) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Turkish: cesaret; yüreklilik — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Ukrainian: до́блесть (dóblestʹ) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Ukrainian: відва́га (vidváha) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Ukrainian: му́жність (múžnistʹ) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Ukrainian: хоро́брість (xoróbristʹ) — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Vietnamese: dũng cảm — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Vietnamese: lòng dũng cảm — strength of mind in regard to danger
  • Bulgarian: герой (geroj) — a brave man; a man of valour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勇者 (yǒngzhě) — a brave man; a man of valour
  • Hindi: वीर (vīr) — a brave man; a man of valour
  • Hindi: साहसी (sāhsī) — a brave man; a man of valour
  • Macedonian: ју́нак (júnak) — a brave man; a man of valour
  • Macedonian: хе́рој (héroj) — a brave man; a man of valour
  • Polish: bohater — a brave man; a man of valour
  • Russian: геро́й (gerój) — a brave man; a man of valour