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courageous

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cou·ra·geous  (k-rjs)
adj.
Having or characterized by courage; valiant. See Synonyms at brave.

cou·rageous·ly adv.
cou·rageous·ness n.

courageous [kəˈreɪdʒəs]
adj
possessing or expressing courage
courageously  adv
courageousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.courageouscourageous - 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"
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
Translations
courageous [kəˈreɪdʒəs] ADJvaliente, valeroso

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

courageous
adjmutig; (= with courage of convictions)couragiert

courageous [kəˈreɪdʒəs] adjcoraggioso/a
courageous [kəˈreɪdʒəs] adjcoraggioso/a

courageous مِقدام 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


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Thus the grammarian derives his name from the word 'grammar', and the courageous man from the word 'courage'.
And, moreover, to succeed, the artist must possess the courageous soul.
God willed that a strange, bold, and ingenious idea should enter into the mind of a certain man, whilst a devoted and courageous idea took possession of the mind of another man.
 
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