courage

Examples

• All

• Finally, she managed to scrape up enough courage to approach whoever was lying in the alley.

  Fiction book (1990)

• It takes a lot of courage to speak in front of a large audience.

• You have to have courage to love, right?

• That takes a great amount of courage in and of itself.

  Robinson Erhardt

• So, one, how do we get the courage to do that?

  Tom Bilyeu

• And so it takes courage to let go.

  André Duqum

• How do people get the courage to dream their real dream?

• How do we find the courage to love instead of fear?

  Evan Carmichael

• After years of talking about moral courage, where is yours?

  Megyn Kelly

• But the extraordinary courage she showed more than 50 years ago continues to inspire the world.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

B

bravery

vscourage

104 2.3

A person's willingness to face danger or pain without fear

is the general inner ability to act despite fear rather than the action

V

valor

vscourage

• US

51 7.1

Great courage when facing danger, especially in battle

is broader, applying to many fearful acts beyond battle

B

boldness

vscourage

9 3.2

Willingness to take risks and face danger

is about acting despite fear rather than risk taking itself

F

fearlessness

vscourage

8 4.1

Not being afraid in danger or trouble

is about acting despite fear rather than lacking fear entirely

G

guts

vscourage

• Informal

2 3.7

Courage to do something difficult even when you feel afraid

is the standard ability to face fear, not the informal tone

I

intrepidity

vscourage

1 9.9

Brave behavior when facing danger or difficulty

is the basic capacity to act despite fear, not necessarily resolute absence

H

heartedness

vscourage

1 7.0

A brave, determined feeling when facing danger or difficulty

is the simple ability to face fear without focusing on spirit

D

daring

vscourage

1 3.2

Courage to take risks or face danger

is the inner capacity to face fear, not just risk seeking

C

courageousness

vscourage

1 4.9

Brave actions when facing danger, pain or difficulty

is the basic ability to do frightening things without showing fear

G

gutsiness

vscourage

• Informal

1 7.0

Bravery and determination when facing danger or risk

is the core ability to face fear without stressing determination

V

valiance

vscourage

• Literature

1 8.9

A person's brave action when they face danger

is the ordinary capacity to face fear, not limited to heroism

B

braveness

vscourage

3.2

Being willing to face danger, fear, or pain without moving away

is broader, covering any act of facing fear not only firmness

D

dauntlessness

vscourage

8.1

Brave, determined action when facing danger or difficulty

is the general power to face fear rather than emphasis on resolve

H

heroicity

vscourage

8.8

Great courage in dangerous situations

is the simple ability to face fear, not necessarily heroic display

V

valorousness

vscourage

• Formal

9.8

Bravery when facing great danger, often in battle

is the general inner ability rather than exceptional or famous acts

V

valiancy

vscourage

• Literature

9.9

Great courage shown when facing danger

is the basic willingness to face fear without implying heroism

Antonyms

C

cowardice

46 5.5

Lack of courage to face danger or difficulty

F

fearfulness

1 4.5

Being easily frightened and nervous in new or dangerous situations

Idioms

C

courage of one's convictions

6 6.6

To act according to your beliefs even when others criticise you

T

to take courage in both hands

7.9

To make yourself brave enough to do something difficult

Compounds

L

liquid courage

• Informal

3 7.9

Bravery you get from drinking alcohol

D

Dutch courage

• Informal

1 8.4

Temporary confidence people feel after drinking alcohol

How Courageous

heroism

57 4.2

bravery

104 2.3

courage

∞ 1.4

pluck

4 7.6

Surface Forms

Etymology