courageous

(kə-rā'jəs)
adj.
Having or characterized by courage; valiant. See synonyms at brave.

courageously cou·ra'geous·ly adv.
courageousness cou·ra'geous·ness n.

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adjective

Having or showing courage: audacious, bold, brave, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous. Informal spunky. Slang gutsy, gutty. See fear/courage.

adj

Definition: brave, bold
Antonyms: cowardly, faint-hearted, fearful, fearing, meek, shy, timid, weak

IN BRIEF: Brave.

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. — Peter F. Drucker.

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See words rhyming with "courageous."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - modig

Nederlands (Dutch)
moedig

Français (French)
adj. - courageux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mutig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θαρραλέος, ανδρείος

Italiano (Italian)
coraggioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - corajoso

Русский (Russian)
храбрый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - valiente, valeroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - modig, tapper

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
勇敢的, 有胆量的, 大胆的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 勇敢的, 有膽量的, 大膽的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 용감한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 勇敢な, 勇気のある, …する勇気のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شجاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אמיץ‬

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