courageous
pronunciation
How to pronounce courageous in British English:
UK [kəˈreɪdʒəs]
How to pronounce courageous in American English:
US [kəˈreɪdʒəs]
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- Adjective:
- possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
Word Origin
- courageous (adj.)
- late 13c., from Anglo-French corageous, Old French corageus (12c., Modern French courageux), from corage (see courage). Related: Courageously; courageousness.
Synonym
audacious brave stout-hearted bold-spirited manful nervy virile high-spirited dauntless aweless unappalled great-hearted dreadless manly adventurous bold self-assured gallant assured lionhearted fearless heroic valiant gutsy unblenched intrepid undaunted plucky daring undismayed pot-valorous unalarmed hero-like stout valorous confident chivalrous
Example
- 1. A courageous scuba diver swims with another great white .
- 2. Start today by taking one courageous step forward .
- 3. And meanwhile , the courageous libyan people fought for their own future and broke the back of the regime .
- 4. Yet few of his own deputies see the vat rise as courageous .
- 5. By relentlessly pressing toward our courageous goal , we could take mistakes in our stride .