valorous

«valorous» in Mova's school dictionary: very brave, especially in battle — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (valorous, more valorous, most valorous)

meaning for a pupil

(formal, old) Valorous means very brave, especially in battle. tree →

sense in the lessons

A grand storybook word for heroes and knights: «a valorous knight». Toad in The Wind in the Willows likes to think of himself as valorous. It comes from «valour» (bravery).

examples

• The valorous knight rode out to fight the dragon. tree →
• The soldiers were honoured for their valorous deeds. tree →
• Toad sang about his own valorous adventures. tree →
• She was valorous in the face of danger. tree →
• The poem praises a valorous king. tree →
• The little mouse made a valorous stand against the cat. tree →

note

Formal; in speech say «brave». Noun: valour (UK) / valor (US). Not about «value», though they look alike.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «valorous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.