valour

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UK/ˈvælə/US/ˈvælɚ/

noun

Individually sustained verve or passion.

“Valor wins the battle, not death!”

Similar
prowessbraverycourageintrepidityheroismgallantryvalorvalorousness
OriginMiddle English valour ← Anglo-Norman valour ← Latin valor →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

nounvalour (usually uncountable, plural valours)

plural valours · alternative valor

  1. UKuncountableusuallyIndividually sustained verve or passion.

    Valor wins the battle, not death!

    Synonyms: prowess

  2. UKuncountableusuallyValue; worth.
  3. UKuncountableusuallyStrength of mind in regard to danger; the quality that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; a feeling of upstanding bravery against adversity.

    Synonyms: bravery, courage, prowess, intrepidity

  4. UKdateduncountableusuallyA brave man; a man of valour.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIndividually sustained verve or passion.

Similar
prowess

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

Similar
braverycourageprowessintrepidity

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
heroismgallantryvalorvalorousnessvaliancevaliancy
Broader
couragecourageousnessbravery
Also see
couragegallantryheroismintrepidnessvaliancevaliancyvaliantisevalorousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvalor
  2. Anglo-Normanvalour
  3. Middle Englishvalour
  4. Englishvalour

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

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Translations

Arabic مُرُوءَة, بَسَالَة
  • مُرُوءَة (murūʔa)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • بَسَالَة (basāla)strength of mind in regard to danger
Bulgarian до́блест, хра́брост
  • до́блест (dóblest)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • хра́брост (hrábrost)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • сърца́тост (sărcátost)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • герой (geroj)a brave man; a man of valour
Chinese Mandarin 勇氣 /勇气, 勇者
  • 勇氣 /勇气 (yǒngqì)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • 勇者 (yǒngzhě)a brave man; a man of valour
Czech chrabrost, odvaha
  • chrabroststrength of mind in regard to danger
  • odvahastrength of mind in regard to danger
  • udatnoststrength of mind in regard to danger
Danish tapperhed, mod
  • tapperhedstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • modstrength of mind in regard to danger
Dutch heldhaftigheid
  • heldhaftigheidstrength of mind in regard to danger
Finnish urheus, urhoollisuus
  • urheusstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • urhoollisuusstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • uljausstrength of mind in regard to danger
French héroïsme, courage
  • héroïsmestrength of mind in regard to danger
  • couragestrength of mind in regard to danger
German Tapferkeit, Heldenmut
  • Tapferkeitstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • Heldenmutstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • Mannhaftigkeitstrength of mind in regard to danger
Hindi वीरता, साहस
  • वीरता (vīrtā)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • साहस (sāhas)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • वीर (vīr)a brave man; a man of valour
  • साहसी (sāhsī)a brave man; a man of valour
Japanese 勇気
  • 勇気 (yūki)strength of mind in regard to danger
Korean 용기
  • 용기 (yonggi)strength of mind in regard to danger
Latin virtus
  • virtusstrength of mind in regard to danger
Norwegian Bokmål edelmodighet
  • edelmodighetstrength of mind in regard to danger
Polish dzielność, męstwo
  • dzielnośćstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • męstwostrength of mind in regard to danger
  • walecznośćstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • odwagastrength of mind in regard to danger
  • bohatera brave man; a man of valour
Portuguese bravura, valentia
  • bravurastrength of mind in regard to danger
  • valentiastrength of mind in regard to danger
Romanian curaj
  • curajstrength of mind in regard to danger
Russian до́блесть, отва́га
  • до́блесть (dóblestʹ)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • отва́га (otvága)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • му́жество (múžestvo)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • хра́брость (xrábrostʹ)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • герои́зм (geroízm)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • геро́й (gerój)a brave man; a man of valour
Scottish Gaelic tapachd
  • tapachdstrength of mind in regard to danger
Slovak chrabrosť, odvaha
  • chrabrosťstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • odvahastrength of mind in regard to danger
Spanish valor, valía
  • valorstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • valíastrength of mind in regard to danger
  • valerstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • valoríastrength of mind in regard to danger
Swedish tapperhet, mod
  • tapperhetstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • modstrength of mind in regard to danger
Turkish cesaret; yüreklilik
  • cesaret; yüreklilikstrength of mind in regard to danger
Ukrainian до́блесть, відва́га
  • до́блесть (dóblestʹ)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • відва́га (vidváha)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • му́жність (múžnistʹ)strength of mind in regard to danger
  • хоро́брість (xoróbristʹ)strength of mind in regard to danger
Vietnamese dũng cảm, lòng dũng cảm
  • dũng cảmstrength of mind in regard to danger
  • lòng dũng cảmstrength of mind in regard to danger

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with valour

pallor
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Anagrams

ovularlouvar
Cite this entry
APA

valour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valour

MLA

“valour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valour. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “valour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valour.

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