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courageous
adjective cou·ra·geous \kə-ˈrā-jəs\
: very brave : having or showing courage
Full Definition of COURAGEOUS
— cou·ra·geous·ly adverb
— cou·ra·geous·ness noun
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First Known Use of COURAGEOUS
14th century
Related to COURAGEOUS
- Synonyms
- bold, brave, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous
- Antonyms
- chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], nerveless, poltroon, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, ungallant, unheroic, weakhearted, yellow
Rhymes with COURAGEOUS
COURAGEOUS Defined for Kids
courageous
adjective cou·ra·geous \kə-ˈrā-jəs\
Definition of COURAGEOUS for Kids
: having or showing the ability to meet danger and difficulties with firmness
— cou·ra·geous·ly adverb
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