✧✠✧✠✧✠✧ val·iant   [val-yuhnt] ✧✠✧✠✧✠✧ adjective 1. Boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted: a valiant soldier. 2. Marked by or showing bravery or valor; heroic: to make a valiant effort. 3. Worthy; excellent. Origin: 1275–1325; Middle English valia ( u ) nt < Anglo-French; Middle French vaillant, present participle of valoir to be of worth < Latin valēre;... Continue Reading →