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greathearted

adjective great·heart·ed \ˈgrāt-ˌhär-təd\

Definition of GREATHEARTED

1
:  characterized by bravery :  courageous
2
great·heart·ed·ly adverb
great·heart·ed·ness noun
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First Known Use of GREATHEARTED

14th century

Related to GREATHEARTED

Synonyms
bold, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, brave, 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

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