Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) 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.

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

Antonyms: coward(a), cowardly, fearful

See Also: adventuresome, adventurous, bold, resolute, unafraid(p)

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