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The qualities of a hero or heroine
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valiance
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: heroism , gallantry , valor , valour , valorousness , valiancy ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality of being valiant; heroism, bravery or valour.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Valiance \Val"iance\, Valiancy \Val"ian*cy\, n. [Cf. F. vaillance. See Valiant .] The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor. [Obs.] ``His doughty valiance.'' --Spenser.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"valiant character" (obsolete or archaic), mid-15c., earlier vailance (late 14c.), from Anglo-French vaillaunce , valiauns (c.1300) or Old French vaillance "value, price; merit, worth; virtue, fine qualities; courage, valor" (12c.), from Old French valiant ...
Usage examples of valiance.
He looked about with angry incredulity at the faces ranged round the battered oak table: the Permanent Under-Secretary to his Ministry, Assistant Commissioner Valiance from Scotland Yard, the man whose office this was and whose insignificance was shown clearly enough by the condition of its furnishings, the spy called Bond who seemed responsible for the mess, and some policeman or other from Windsor.
He nodded towards the small heap of miscellaneous objects that Valiance was turning over.
He flicked his eyes once at Valiance and spoke to Bond in a gentle tone.
It was this quality, high and consecrate, as of a palmer with his vow, this knightly valiance, this constant San Greal quest after the lofty in character and aim, this passion for Good and Love, which fellows him rather with Milton and Ruskin than with the less sturdily built poets of his day, and which puts him in sharpest contrast with the school led by Swinburne -- with Rossetti and Morris as his followers hard after him -- a school whose reed has a short gamut, and plays but two notes, Mors and Eros, hopeless death and lawless love.
Nedra had watched me kill the saber-tooth, and while I claim no valiance in it she had thought it admirable.
Others might have called this behavior weak, but Romar noted a valiance in how hard Valdus was to embarrass.
And yet I find myself - exhilarated - by their speediness, touched by the valiance of their striving.
The valiance of that struggle was one of the things that had endeared her to him in the first place.
Her own valiance stood his stead as a weapon, for it would never occur to her to admit to alarm.
That stupid valiance of hers must be blinding her to the instincts of primitive woman.
Its fragile valiance astounded him and immediately a wave of terrifying softness passed over him and frightened him out of his wits.
And ever the Witches were put aback and lost much ground, yet ever the Lord Corund by his great valiance and noble heart recomforted his folk, so that they gave back very slowly, most bloodily disputing the ground foot by foot to the bridge-gate, that they also might win in again, so many as might.
A fell woodsman he is, and exceeding stark, and as yet heedeth more of valiance than of the love of woman.