cou·ra·geous

(kə-rā′jəs)

adj.

Having or characterized by courage; valiant. See Synonyms at brave.

cou·ra′geous·ly adv.

cou·ra′geous·ness n.

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courageous

(kəˈreɪdʒəs)

adj

possessing or expressing courage

couˈrageously adv

couˈrageousness n

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cou•ra•geous

(kəˈreɪ dʒəs)

adj.

possessing or characterized by courage; brave.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French]

cou•ra′geous•ly, adv.

cou•ra′geous•ness, n.

syn: See brave.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

courageous - 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"

brave

adventuresome, adventurous - willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"

fearless, unafraid - oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith"

courageous

adjective brave, daring, bold, plucky, hardy, heroic, gritty, stalwart, fearless, resolute, gallant, audacious, intrepid, valiant, indomitable, dauntless, ballsy (taboo slang), lion-hearted, valorous, stouthearted She is clearly a very tough and courageous woman.
yellow (informal), scared, chicken (slang), cowardly, craven, timid, dastardly, spineless, gutless (informal), timorous, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, chickenshit (U.S. slang), chicken-hearted, lily-livered

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

courageous

adjective

Having or showing courage:

audacious, bold, brave, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous.

Informal: spunky.

Slang: gutsy, gutty.

Translations

شُجاع مِقْدام

odvážný

modig

rohkea

hrabar

hugrakkur

coraggioso strenuo animoso

勇気のある

용감한

pogumen

modig

กล้าหาญ

cesur yürekli

can đảm

勇敢的有胆量的

courageous

[kəˈreɪdʒəs] ADJ → valiente, valeroso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

courageous

[kəˈreɪdʒəs] adj [person, action] → courageux/euse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

courageous

adj → mutig; (= with courage of convictions) → couragiert

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

courageous

[kəˈreɪdʒəs] adj → coraggioso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

courage

(ˈkaridʒ) , ((American) ˈkə:-) noun

the quality that makes a person able to meet dangers without fear; bravery. It took courage to sail the Atlantic singlehanded.

courageous (kəˈreidʒəs) adjective

having courage. a courageous soldier.

couˈrageously adverb

courageous

→ مِقْدام odvážný modig mutig θαρραλέος valeroso rohkea courageux hrabar coraggioso 勇気のある 용감한 moedig modig odważny corajoso отважный modig กล้าหาญ yürekli can đảm 有胆量的

courageous

a. valiente, valeroso-a.

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