Syn. — Courage; heroism; bravery; gallantry; boldness; fearlessness.
See Courage, and Heroism.
Val"or*ous (?), a. [Cf. F. valeureux, LL. valorosus.] Possessing or
exhibiting valor; brave; courageous; valiant; intrepid. —
Val"or*ous*ly, adv.
Val*sal"vi*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Valsalva, an Italian
anatomist of the 17th century.
Valsalvian experiment (Med.), the process of inflating the middle ear
by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing so as to puff out the
cheeks.
Val"u*a*ble (?), a. 1. Having value or worth; possessing qualities
which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse;
valuable land; a valuable cargo.
2. Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a
valuable companion.
Valuable consideration (Law), an equivalent or compensation having
value given for a thing purchased, as money, marriage, services, etc.
Blackstone. Bouvier.
Val"u*a*ble, n. A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a
small thing, as an article of jewelry; — used mostly in the plural.
The food and valuables they offer to the gods.
Tylor.
Val"u*a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being valuable.
Val"u*a*bly, adv. So as to be of value.
Val`u*a"tion (?), n. 1. The act of valuing, or of estimating value or
worth; the act of setting a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a
valuation of lands for the purpose of taxation.
2. Value set upon a thing; estimated value or worth; as, the goods sold
for more than their valuation.
Since of your lives you set So slight a valuation.
Shak.
Val"u*a`tor (?), n. One who assesses, or sets a value on, anything; an
appraiser. Swift.
Val"ue (?), n. [OF. value, fr. valoir, p. p. valu, to be worth, fr. L.
valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.] 1. The property or
aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or
desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth;
excellence; utility; importance.
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Ye are all physicians of no value.
Job xiii. 4.
Ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Matt. x. 31.
Cæsar is well acquainted with your virtue, And therefore sets this
value on your life.
Addison.
Before events shall have decided on the value of the measures.
Marshall.
2. (Trade & Polit. Econ.) Worth estimated by any standard of purchasing
power, especially by the market price, or the amount of money agreed
upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of anything.
An article may be possessed of the highest degree of utility, or power
to minister to our wants and enjoyments, and may be universally made
use of, without possessing exchangeable value.
M'Culloch.
Value is the power to command commodities generally.
A. L. Chapin (Johnson's Cys.).
Value is the generic term which expresses power in exchange.
F. A. Walker.
His design was not to pay him the value of his pictures, because they
were above any price.
Dryden.
In political economy, value is often distinguished as intrinsic and
exchangeable. Intrinsic value is the same as utility or adaptation to
satisfy the desires or wants of men. Exchangeable value is that in an
article or product which disposes individuals to give for it some
quantity of labor, or some other article or product obtainable by
labor; as, pure air has an intrinsic value, but generally not an
exchangeable value.
3. Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of
a legal instrument Mitford.