valour

English

Alternative forms

valor

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvælə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈvælɚ/
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Rhymes: -ælə(ɹ)

Noun

valour (usually uncountable, plural valours) (British spelling)

Individually sustained verve or passion.
'Valor' wins the battle, not death!
Value; worth.
Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness
Synonyms: bravery, courage, prowess, intrepidity
(dated) A brave man; a man of valour.

Derived terms

discretion is the better part of valour

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁-‎ (2 c, 0 e)

Translations

value — see value

strength of mind in regard to danger

Arabic: مُرُوءَة‎ (ar) f (murūʾa), بَسَالَة‎ (basāla)
Armenian: խիզախություն (hy) (xizaxutʿyun)
Belarusian: до́блесць f (dóbljescʹ), адва́га f (adváha), му́жнасць f (múžnascʹ), му́жства n (múžstva), хра́брасць f (xrábrascʹ)
Bulgarian: до́блест (bg) f (dóblest), хра́брост (bg) f (hrábrost), сърца́тост (bg) f (sǎrcátost)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 勇氣／勇气 (zh) (yǒngqì)
Czech: chrabrost f, odvaha (cs) f, udatnost f
Danish: tapperhed (da) c, mod (da) n
Dutch: heldhaftigheid (nl)
Finnish: urheus (fi), urhoollisuus (fi)
French: héroïsme (fr) m, courage (fr) m
Georgian: სიქველე (sikvele), ვაჟკაცობა (važḳacoba), მამაცობა (mamacoba), გმირობა (gmiroba)
German: Tapferkeit (de) f, Heldenmut (de) m, Mannhaftigkeit (de) f
Japanese: 勇気 (ja) (ゆうき, yūki)
Korean: 용기(勇氣) (ko) (yonggi)
Macedonian: ју́наштво n (júnaštvo), до́блест f (dóblest), хра́брост f (hrábrost)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: edelmodighet m
Old Church Slavonic:
Cyrillic: доблѥсть f (dobljestĭ)
Polish: dzielność (pl) f, męstwo (pl) n, waleczność (pl) f, odwaga (pl) f
Portuguese: bravura (pt) f, valentia (pt) f
Romanian: curaj (ro) n
Russian: до́блесть (ru) f (dóblestʹ), отва́га (ru) f (otvága), му́жество (ru) n (múžestvo), хра́брость (ru) f (xrábrostʹ), герои́зм (ru) m (geroízm)
Sanskrit: शवस् (sa) n (śavas)
Scottish Gaelic: tapachd f
Slovak: chrabrosť f, odvaha f
Spanish: valor (es)
Swedish: tapperhet (sv) c, mod (sv) n
Telugu: వీరత్వము (te) (vīratvamu)
Ukrainian: до́блесть f (dóblestʹ), відва́га f (vidváha), му́жність f (múžnistʹ), хоро́брість f (xoróbristʹ)
Vietnamese: dũng cảm (vi), lòng dũng cảm

a brave man; a man of valour

Bulgarian: герой (bg) m (geroj)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 勇者 (zh) (yǒngzhě)
Macedonian: ју́нак m (júnak), хе́рој m (héroj)
Russian: геро́й (ru) m (gerój)

Anagrams

louvar, ovular

Old French

Noun

valour f (oblique plural valours, nominative singular valour, nominative plural valours)

Late Anglo-Norman spelling of valur
- Flatour est un soubtil enchanteour;
  Car par son vein enchantement
  Fait croire au dame et au seignour
  Que sur tous autres de valour
  Sont plus digne et plus excellent.
  Flattery is a subtle enchanter,
  For by its vain enchantment
  It makes damsels and lords alike believe
  That above all other valorous people
  Are more worthy and more excellent.