'Courageous' definitions:
Definition of 'courageous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" [syn: brave, courageous] [ant: cowardly, fearful]
Definition of 'Courageous'
From: GCIDE
- Courageous \Cour*a"geous\ (k?r-?"j?s), a. [F. courageux.] Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold. [1913 Webster]
- With this victory, the women became most courageous and proud, and the men waxed . . . fearful and desperate. --Stow.
- Syn: Gallant; brave; bold; daring; valiant; valorous; heroic; intrepid; fearless; hardy; stout; adventurous; enterprising. See Gallant. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'courageous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- audacious,
- bold,
- bold-spirited,
- brave,
- chivalric,
- chivalrous,
- daring,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- fiery,
- gallant,
- game,
- greathearted,
- gritty,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hardy,
- heroic,
- herolike,
- high-spirited,
- intrepid,
- ironhearted,
- knightlike,
- knightly,
- lionhearted,
- manful,
- manly,
- mettlesome,
- plucky,
- soldierlike,
- soldierly,
- spunky,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- strong,
- tenacious,
- unafraid,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous