cour·age (kûr  j, k r-)n. The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery. [Middle English corage, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *cor  ticum, from Latin cor, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.] |
courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ]
n
1. the power or quality of dealing with or facing danger, fear, pain, etc.
the courage of one's convictions the confidence to act in accordance with one's beliefs
take one's courage in both hands to nerve oneself to perform an action
4. Obsolete mind; disposition; spirit
[from Old French corage, from cuer heart, from Latin cor]
Courage
1. the state or condition of being a hero.
2. behavior typical of a hero. — heroic, adj.
2. behavior typical of a hero. — heroic, adj.
courage or bravery occasioned by drunkenness; Dutch courage. — potvaliant, adj.
bravery or courage. Also valience.
Courage
- Adventurous as a bee —William Wordsworth
- As brave as hell —Petronius
- As much backbone as an eel —American colloquialism
- As much backbone as cooked spaghetti —Harry Prince
- (There was) a tragic daring about her, like a moth dancing around a flame —Paige Mitchell
- (He died) bold as brass —George Parker
Common usage has seeded modern-day modifications such as “Bold as brass balls.”
- Bold as a dying saint —Elkanah Settle
- Bold as a lion —The Holy Bible/Proverbs
- Bold as an unhunted fawn —Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Bold as love —Edmond Gosse
- Bold as Paul in the presence of Agrippa —William Cowper
- Brave as a barrel full of bears —Ogden Nash
- Brave as a tiger in a rage —Ogden Nash
- Brave as winds that brave the sea —Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Courage is like a disobedient dog, once it starts running away it flies all the faster for your attempts to recall it —Katherine Mansfield
- Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it —Napoleon Bonaparte
- Courage, like cowardice, is undoubtedly contagious, but some persons are not liable to catch it —Archibald Prentice
- Courage, on nearly all occasions, inflicts as much of evil as it imparts of good —Walter Savage Landor
- Courageous as a poker player with a royal flush —Mike Sommer
- Courageous like firemen. The bell rings and they jump into their boots and go down the pole —Anon
- Daring as tickling a tiger —Anon
- Fend off pressure like a sharkhunter feeds off danger —Anon
- Gallant as a warrior —Beryl Markham
- Grew bold, like a general who is about to order an assault —Guy de Maupassant
- Have the gall of a shoplifter returning an item for a refund —W.I.E. Gates
- Indomitable as a lioness —Aharon Appelfeld
- A man without courage is like a knife without edge —Anon
- More guts than a gladiator —William Diehl
- Nothing so bold as a blind horse —Greek proverb
- Over-daring is as great a vice as over-fearing —Ben Jonson
- Show nerve of a burglar —Anon
- Stand my ground brave as a bear —American country ballad “If You Want to Go A-Courting”
- Valiant as a lion —William Shakespeare
This simile from Henry the Fourth has made lion comparisons part of our every day language. Another lion simile by the Bard is “Walked like one of the lions” from The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
- With all the courage of an escaped convict —Honoré de Balzac
- Valiant as Hercules —William Shakespeare
- (I’ve seen plenty of great big tough guys that was as) yellow and soft as a stick of butter —George Garrett
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  courage - a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fearspirit - a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character mettle, nerve, spunk, heart - the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valor, valorousness, valour - the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" dauntlessness, intrepidity - resolute courageousness Dutch courage - courage resulting from intoxication stoutheartedness - the trait of having a courageous spirit fearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear fortitude - strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage cowardice, cowardliness - the trait of lacking courage |
courage
noun bravery, nerve, fortitude, boldness, balls (taboo slang), bottle (Brit. slang), resolution, daring, guts (informal), pluck, grit, heroism, mettle, firmness, gallantry, valour, spunk (informal), fearlessness, intrepidity, hardihood They do not have the courage to apologise for their actions.
fear, cowardice, timidity, faint-heartedness, cravenness
fear, cowardice, timidity, faint-heartedness, cravenness
Quotations
"No one can answer for his courage when he has never been in danger" [Duc de la Rochefoucauld Maxims]
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage" [Seneca Letters to Lucilius]
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point" [C.S. Lewis]
"Screw your courage to the sticking place" [William Shakespeare Macbeth]
"As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with two o'clock in the morning courage: I mean instantaneous courage" [Napoleon Bonaparte]
"No one can answer for his courage when he has never been in danger" [Duc de la Rochefoucauld Maxims]
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage" [Seneca Letters to Lucilius]
"Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point" [C.S. Lewis]
"Screw your courage to the sticking place" [William Shakespeare Macbeth]
"As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with two o'clock in the morning courage: I mean instantaneous courage" [Napoleon Bonaparte]
Translations
courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ] N → valor m, valentía f
courage! → ¡ánimo!
I haven't the courage to refuse → no tengo valor para negarme
to have the courage of one's convictions → obrar de acuerdo con su conciencia
to pluck up one's courage; take one's courage in both hands → armarse de valor
to take courage from → cobrar ánimos or sacar fuerzas de
courage! → ¡ánimo!
I haven't the courage to refuse → no tengo valor para negarme
to have the courage of one's convictions → obrar de acuerdo con su conciencia
to pluck up one's courage; take one's courage in both hands → armarse de valor
to take courage from → cobrar ánimos or sacar fuerzas de
courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ] n → courage m
to have the courage of one's convictions → avoir le courage de ses opinions
to have the courage of one's convictions → avoir le courage de ses opinions
courage
n → Mut m, → Courage f (inf); I haven’t the courage to refuse → ich habe einfach nicht den Mut, nein or Nein zu sagen; take courage! (liter) → nur Mut!; to take courage from something → sich durch etw ermutigt fühlen; to lose one’s courage → den Mut verlieren; to have/lack the courage of one’s convictions → Zivilcourage/keine Zivilcourage haben; to take one’s courage in both hands → sein Herz in beide Hände nehmen
courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ] n → coraggio
I haven't the courage to refuse → non ho il coraggio di rifiutare
to have the courage of one's convictions → avere il coraggio delle proprie opinioni or convinzioni
to take one's courage in both hands → prendere il coraggio a due mani
I haven't the courage to refuse → non ho il coraggio di rifiutare
to have the courage of one's convictions → avere il coraggio delle proprie opinioni or convinzioni
to take one's courage in both hands → prendere il coraggio a due mani
n courage [ˈkaridʒ, (American ) ˈkə:-]
the quality that makes a person able to meet dangers without fear; bravery It took courage to sail the Atlantic singlehanded. moed شَجاعَـه смелост odvaha mod der Mut θάρρος valor, valentía, coraje julgus جرأت؛ شجاعت rohkeus courage אֹמֶץ @@@אוֹמֶץ$$$ साहस hrabrost bátorság keberanian hugrekki coraggio 勇気 용기 drąsa drosme; drošsirdība keberanian moed mot odwaga coragem curaj храбрость odvaha pogum hrabrost mod, tapperhet, kurage ความกล้าหาญ cesaret 勇氣 відвага, хоробрість همت، بهادرى، دلاورى dũng cảm 勇气
adj courageous [kəˈreidʒəs]
having courage a courageous soldier. dapper شُجاع смел odvážný modig mutig θαρραλέος valiente julge دلیر؛ پرجرأت rohkea courageux אָמִיץ साहसी hrabar bátor berani hugrakkur coraggioso 勇敢な 용기 있는 drąsus drosmīgs; drošsirdīgs bersifat berani moedig modig odważny corajoso curajos храбрый odvážny pogumen hrabar modig, tapper กล้าหาญ cesur 勇敢的 хоробрий, відважний باهمت، بهادر، جرأت مند can đảm 勇敢的
adv couˈrageously
moedig, dapper بِشَجاعَـه смело odvážně modigt mutig θαρραλέα valientemente julgesti با شجاعت rohkeasti courageusement בְּצוּרָה אָמִיצָה साहसपूर्वक hrabro bátran dengan berani djarflega coraggiosamente 勇ましく 용기 있게 drąsiai drosmīgi; drošsirdīgi dengan berani moedig modig, djervt odważnie corajosamente curajos храбро odvážne pogumno hrabro modigt, tappert อย่างกล้าหาญ cesaretle 勇敢地 мужньо, відважно همت سے، جرأت سے một cách can đảm 无畏地
courage → إقدام odvaha mod Mut θάρρος coraje rohkeus courage hrabrost coraggio 勇気 용기 moed mot odwaga coragem отвага mod ความกล้าหาญ cesaret sự can đảm 勇气
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