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courageous definition
courageous |
Grep of noun courageous courageousness Overview of adj courageous The adj courageous has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) brave, courageous, fearless -- (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") Antonyms of adj courageous 1 sense of courageous Sense 1 brave (vs. cowardly), courageous, fearless Similarity of adj courageous 1 sense of courageous Sense 1 brave (vs. cowardly), courageous, fearless => desperate, heroic => gallant => game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky => lionhearted => stalwart, stouthearted => valiant, valorous => undaunted Also See-> adventurous#1, adventuresome#1; bold#1; resolute#1; unafraid#1, fearless#1 Attributes of adj courageous 1 sense of courageous Sense 1 brave (vs. cowardly), courageous, fearless => courage, courageousness, bravery Familiarity of adj courageous courageous used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj courageous courageous Overview of adj courageous The adj courageous has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) brave, courageous, fearless -- (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")
courageous definition