valorous

1. 1.

   having or showing valor

   “a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack”

   “a valiant soldier”

   Synonymsvaliant

   Similarbrave

Questions about valorous

What does valorous mean?

valorous means "having or showing valor".

How many syllables are in valorous?

valorous has 3 syllables: va-lo-rous. The stress falls on "va".

What is another word for valorous?

Close synonyms include valiant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is valorous a common word?

valorous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.