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courage

/ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/noun2 syllables

Courage means: a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear.

Synonyms for courage14

noun, as in a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

courageousness, bravery, braveness

also used for courage

audacity, balls, bield, boldhead, boldness, bravehood, daring, fearlessness, grit, guts, heart

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Opposites of courage

cowardice

What does courage mean?1

noun

1

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Courage in a sentence

  • Had it not been for your courage, you would have been killed.JimBreen
  • Man is judged by his courage, woman by her charm.unknown
  • The fundamental character traits of this woman were pride, decisiveness, and courage.AlanF_US
  • There is no happiness without courage, nor virtue without struggle.cromwellt
  • If it weren't for your courage, we'd now be dead.bpeel
  • Although she calls all the others cowardly, she nonetheless lacks any courage herself.tinowls
  • I summoned up my courage, and walked inside.CM
  • Old and crippled, he had courage enough to do the work.unknown

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Forms of courage

as a noun

plural
courages