valent

See also: -valent

English

Etymology

Back-formation from valence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveɪlənt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

valent (comparative more valent, superlative most valent)

  1. (chemistry, linguistics) Having valence.

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan valent and its variants, from Latin valentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [bəˈlen]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [vəˈlent]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [vaˈlent]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Adjective

valent (feminine valenta, masculine plural valents, feminine plural valentes)

  1. valiant, brave, courageous
    1. de valent: (adverb) strongly

Derived terms

Verb

valent

  1. gerund of valer
  2. gerund of valdre

French

Pronunciation

Verb

valent

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of valoir

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Latin

Verb

valent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of valeō

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaˈlɛŋt/

Adjective

valent

  1. valiant