Valorless

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Devoid of honor or bravery, lacking in importance or merit, and marked by a complete absence of courage or value
2. Characterized by a total lack of bravery and significance, it represents an absence of essential worth and valor
3. Showing no signs of bravery or courage ; having no recognized value or significance

Etymology: "Valorless" is a plain English compound: the noun "valor" with the suffix "-less", meaning "without." Its sense follows directly from that construction, so the word means lacking valor, or courage and worth in the sense of the base word. "Valor" itself traces back through Old French to Latin "valor," meaning worth, strength, or value, from the verb "valere," to be strong or worth something. The same Latin root gives English "value" and "valiant," so "valorless" is a word whose sense of worth and of bravery sit side by side in the root it grows from. The suffix "-less" is an old Germanic element, which is why it attaches so readily to a French-derived noun like this one.

Synonyms: cowardly, timid, fearful, spineless, meek

Antonyms: valorous, brave, courageous, fearless, dauntless