About The Word Courageous

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Courageous

Courageous Meaning & Definition
Courageous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Courageous?

[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Courageous: brave | desperate | fearless | gallant | game | gamey | gamy | gritty | heroic | lionhearted | mettlesome | spirited | spunky | stalwart | stouthearted | undaunted | valiant | valorous

Related Terms | Find terms related to Courageous: 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

See Also | adventuresome | adventurous | bold | resolute | unafraid(p)

Courageous In Webster's Dictionary

\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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