Meaning of COURAGEOUS
| Pronunciation: | | ku'reyjus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" |
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| | Synonyms: | | brave, desperate, fearless, gallant, game, gamey, gamy, gritty, heroic, lionhearted, mettlesome, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stouthearted, undaunted, valiant, valorous |
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| | Antonyms: | | coward(a), cowardly, fearful | | |
| | See Also: | | adventuresome, adventurous, bold, resolute, unafraid(p) | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cour*a"geous\ (k?r-?"j?s), a. [F. courageux.]
Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.
With this victory, the women became most courageous and
proud, and the men waxed . . . fearful and desperate.
--Stow.
Syn: Gallant; brave; bold; daring; valiant; valorous; heroic;
intrepid; fearless; hardy; stout; adventurous;
enterprising. See {Gallant}.
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| | Related Terms: | | audacious, bold, bold-spirited, brave, chivalric, chivalrous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fiery, gallant, game, greathearted, gritty, gutsy, gutty, hardy, heroic, herolike, high-spirited, intrepid, ironhearted, knightlike, knightly, lionhearted, manful, manly, mettlesome, plucky, soldierlike, soldierly, spunky, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, strong, tenacious, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous |
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