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Learn the meaning of courage, a noun that describes the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or difficult situation. Find out how to use courage in a sentence, see related words and phrases, and explore synonyms and antonyms.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word courage, which means mental or moral strength to resist opposition, danger, or hardship. Find out how to use courage in a sentence and explore related phrases and articles.
Courage (also called bravery, valour (British and Commonwealth English), or valor (American English)) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle.
noun. the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery. Synonyms: intrepidity, dauntlessness, fearlessness, spirit, pluck. Antonyms: cowardice. Obsolete. the heart as the source of emotion.
- Feeling Fear Yet Choosing to Act. “Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?' ' That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
- Following Your Heart. “Passion is what drives us crazy, what makes us do extraordinary things, to discover, to challenge ourselves. Passion is and should always be the heart of courage.”
- Persevering in the Face of Adversity. "When we are afraid, we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger."
- Standing Up for What Is Right. "Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it. The greatest heroes stand because it is right to do so, not because they believe they will walk away with their lives.
Learn the meaning of courage, a noun that describes the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or difficult situation. Find synonyms, related words, collocations, and examples of courage in English and other languages.
Synonyms for COURAGE: bravery, heroism, gallantry, courageousness, prowess, nerve, valor, daring; Antonyms of COURAGE: cowardice, timidity, cowardliness, spinelessness, fearfulness, weakness, softness, faintheartedness.
