Courageous

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: cou=ra=geous

CIDE DICTIONARY

Courageous, a. [F. courageux.].

 Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.  [1913 Webster]
"With this victory, the women became most courageous and proud, and the men waxed . . . fearful and desperate."

Syn. -- Gallant; brave; bold; daring; valiant; valorous; heroic; intrepid; fearless; hardy; stout; adventurous; enterprising. See Gallant.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Courageous, adj. brave, fearless.

Derivative

courageously adv. courageousness n.

Etymology

ME f. AF corageous, OF corageus (as COURAGE)

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

Courageous

Courage

N courage, bravery, valor, resoluteness, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity, contempt of danger, defiance of danger, derring-do, audacity, rashness, dash, defiance, confidence, self-reliance, manliness, manhood, nerve, pluck, mettle, game, heart, heart of grace, spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, fortitude, intestinal fortitude, firmness, heart of oak, bottom, backbone, spine, resolution, bulldog courage, prowess, heroism, chivalry, exploit, feat, achievement, heroic deed, heroic act, bold stroke, man, man of mettle, hero, demigod, Amazon, Hector, lion, tiger, panther, bulldog, gamecock, fighting-cock, bully, fire eater, courageous, brave, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, spirited, spiritful, high-spirited, high-mettled, mettlesome, plucky, manly, manful, resolute, stout, stout-hearted, iron-hearted, lion-hearted, heart of oak, Penthesilean, bold, bold-spirited, daring, audacious, fearless, dauntless, dreadless, aweless, undaunted, unappalled, undismayed, unawed, unblanched, unabashed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unblanching, unapprehensive, confident, self-reliant, bold as a lion, bold as brass, enterprising, adventurous, venturous, venturesome, dashing, chivalrous, soldierly, heroic, fierce, savage, pugnacious, strong-minded, hardy, doughty, firm, determined, dogged, indomitable, up to, up to the scratch, upon one's mettle, reassured, unfeared, undreaded, one's blood being up, courage sans peur, fortes fortuna adjuvat, have I not in my time heard lions roar, I dare do all that may become a man, male vincetis sed vincite, omne solum forti patria, self-trust is the essence of heroism, stimulos dedit oemula virtus, strong and great, a hero, teloque animus proestantior omni, there, is always safety in valor, virtus ariete fortier.