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# valorous

adjective (valorous, more valorous, most valorous)

«valorous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal, old) Valorous means very brave, especially in battle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valorous/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valorous/#x1)
- The soldiers were honoured for their valorous deeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valorous/#x2)
- Toad sang about his own valorous adventures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valorous/#x3)
- She was valorous in the face of danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valorous/#x4)
- The poem praises a valorous king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valorous/#x5)
- The little mouse made a valorous stand against the cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valorous/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «valorous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/valorous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«valorous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/valorous.html) on Mova free.