courage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈredʒ/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈkʊɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈkɐɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (Australia)
- (California) audio
- [kɐ.ɾeːdʒ] (South-Asia)
- /ˈkɝ.ɪd͡ʒ/ hurry–furry merger, US, Canada
- /ˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (US) without the hurry–furry merger
- /ˈkɐɹ.əd͡ʒ/ (New-Zealand)
- (New-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English corage, from Old French corage (French courage), from Vulgar Latin *corāticum, from Latin cor (“heart”). Distantly related to cardiac (“of the heart”), which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root. Displaced Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“courage, valor”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.
1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
1860, R[alph] W[aldo] Emerson, “Essay IV. Culture.”, in The Conduct of Life, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 120:It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.
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(uncountable, usually) The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.
He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.
1897, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “[Pudd’nhead Wilson] Chapter XII”, in The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson: And the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 155:
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(uncountable, usually) The ability to maintain one's will or intent despite either the experience of fear, frailty, or frustration; or the occurrence of adversity, difficulty, defeat or reversal; moral fortitude.
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality.”
1942, C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters:Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.
1993, Stanley P. Cornils, The Mourning After: How to Manage Grief Wisely:I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.
2008, Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Screenplay:2008, Maya Angelou, address for the 2008 Cornell University commencement Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
Forms
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Antonyms
Deriveds
courageless · discourage · Dutch courage · screw up one's courage · gather up one's courage · encourage · take one's courage in both hands · take courage · courageous · digital courage · pluck up one's courage · courage of one's convictions · liquid courage
Relateds
cardiac · heroism · piss and vinegar · bravado · brave · mettle · pith · testicles · cojones · hero · chutzpah · impudence · spirit
Synonyms
valour · boldhead · courage · pecker · daring · undauntedness · courageousness · bield · fearlessness · nerve · guts · pluck · intrepidness · intrepidity · valor · boldness · balls · mood · ovaries · bravery · bravehood · steel · braveness · audacity · heart · spunk · grit
Translations (275)
ast braveza (quality of a confident character) · lv drosme (quality of a confident character) · hy խիզախություն (quality of a confident character) · mi hautoa (quality of a confident character) · gl xirio (ability to do frightening things) · ta தைரியம் (quality of a confident character) · mi māia (quality of a confident character) · vi can đảm (quality of a confident character) · tg диловарӣ (quality of a confident character) · fy moed (quality of a confident character) · bho हिम्मत (quality of a confident character) · ko 용기 (quality of a confident character) · ast bravura (quality of a confident character) · be адва́га (quality of a confident character) · el κουράγιο (quality of a confident character) · sw ujasiri (quality of a confident character) · uk хоро́брість (quality of a confident character) · fo áræði (quality of a confident character) · gl xirio (quality of a confident character) · pl śmiałość (quality of a confident character) · got 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (quality of a confident character) · tl tapang (quality of a confident character) · cmn 勇氣 /勇气 (quality of a confident character) · hi निर्भीकता (ability to do frightening things) · ru му́жество (quality of a confident character) · ckb پاڵەوانی (ability to do frightening things) · mww peevxwm (quality of a confident character) · eu kemen (quality of a confident character) · fi urhoollisuus (quality of a confident character) · grc ἀνδρεία (quality of a confident character) · gu હિંમત (quality of a confident character) · da mod (ability to do frightening things) · pl męstwo (quality of a confident character) · ga misneach (quality of a confident character) · grc τόλμα (quality of a confident character) · ceb kaisog (quality of a confident character) · id keberanian (quality of a confident character) · ln mpiko (quality of a confident character) · bn সাহস (quality of a confident character) · tyv эрес дидим чорук (quality of a confident character) · da tapperhed (quality of a confident character) · ang nōþ (quality of a confident character) · acw شجاعة (quality of a confident character) · my သူရသတ္တိ (quality of a confident character) · fr bravoure (quality of a confident character) · fur fiât (quality of a confident character) · ms keberanian (quality of a confident character) · km សេចក្ដីក្លាហាន (quality of a confident character) · zza curet (quality of a confident character) · ca coratge (quality of a confident character) · ja 度胸 (quality of a confident character) · ky жүрөктүүлүк (quality of a confident character) · io kurajo (quality of a confident character) · uz jasorat (quality of a confident character) · zu isibindi (quality of a confident character) · mt kuraġġ (quality of a confident character) · tr cesaret (quality of a confident character) · lt drąsa (quality of a confident character) · gl brúo (quality of a confident character) · de Beherztheit (ability to do frightening things) · cs kuráž (quality of a confident character) · tg ҷуръат (quality of a confident character) · el ανδρεία (quality of a confident character) · tg далерӣ (quality of a confident character) · km សេចក្ដីក្លាហាន (ability to do frightening things) · hy արիություն (quality of a confident character) · as সাহস (quality of a confident character) · gl coraxe (quality of a confident character) · hi हिम्मत (quality of a confident character) · mk храброст (quality of a confident character) · tk batyrlyk (quality of a confident character) · lb Courage (quality of a confident character) · fa شهامت (quality of a confident character) · fi rohkeus (ability to do frightening things) · el κουράγιο (ability to do frightening things) · fa جسارت (quality of a confident character) · sl pogum (quality of a confident character) · ru му́жество (ability to do frightening things) · zu isibindi (ability to do frightening things) · pt coragem (ability to do frightening things) · hi निडरता (ability to do frightening things) · jv wani (quality of a confident character) · tl lakas ng loob (quality of a confident character) · lo ເສົາຣະຍະ (quality of a confident character) · an corache (quality of a confident character) · nb tapperhet (quality of a confident character) · de Mut (ability to do frightening things) · ba ҡыйыулыҡ (quality of a confident character) · sh хра́бро̄ст (quality of a confident character) · ne हिम्मत (ability to do frightening things) · mww peev xwm (quality of a confident character) · hu bátorság (quality of a confident character) · ky кайрат (quality of a confident character) · fr courage (ability to do frightening things) · es valentía (ability to do frightening things) · ia corage (quality of a confident character) · et julgus (quality of a confident character) · kmr curet (quality of a confident character) · am ጀግንነት (quality of a confident character) · fi rohkeus (quality of a confident character) · jv kawenan (quality of a confident character) · ba батырлыҡ (quality of a confident character) · kmr cesaret (quality of a confident character) · cy hyfdra (quality of a confident character) · et vaprus (quality of a confident character) · gd tapachd (ability to do frightening things) · kmr mêranî (quality of a confident character) · la virtus (quality of a confident character) · ru сме́лость (quality of a confident character) · sh сме̏ло̄ст (quality of a confident character) · cmn 膽量 /胆量 (quality of a confident character) · br nerz-kalon (quality of a confident character) · gl cordoxo (ability to do frightening things) · mi hautoa (ability to do frightening things) · kk батылдық (quality of a confident character) · fo dirvi (quality of a confident character) · ml ധൈര്യം (ability to do frightening things) · es coraje (quality of a confident character) · gl ardemento (quality of a confident character) · ur ہمت (quality of a confident character) · la animus (quality of a confident character) · uk сміли́вість (quality of a confident character) · lad animo (quality of a confident character) · uz mardlik (quality of a confident character) · pt audácia (ability to do frightening things) · ca coratge (ability to do frightening things) · uz botirlik (quality of a confident character) · lb Mutt (quality of a confident character) · sh hrábrōst (quality of a confident character) · is hugrekki (quality of a confident character) · arz جسارة (quality of a confident character) · fr courage (quality of a confident character) · hi निर्भयता (ability to do frightening things) · sk odvaha (quality of a confident character) · sw udjasiri (ability to do frightening things) · mg herim-po (quality of a confident character) · gd tapachd (quality of a confident character) · grc ἀνδρεία (ability to do frightening things) · mi māia (ability to do frightening things) · el γενναιότητα (quality of a confident character) · ja 勇気 (quality of a confident character) · th ความกล้าหาญ (quality of a confident character) · tl katapangan (ability to do frightening things) · es valor (quality of a confident character) · mi toa (quality of a confident character) · gl carraxe (quality of a confident character) · sv tapperhet (quality of a confident character) · lo ຄວາມກ້າຫານ (quality of a confident character) · bg хра́брост (quality of a confident character) · pl odwaga (quality of a confident character) · tk mertlik (quality of a confident character) · grc θάρσος (quality of a confident character) · he אֹמֶץ (quality of a confident character) · ba баҙнатлыҡ (quality of a confident character) · ro curaj (quality of a confident character) · de Mut (quality of a confident character) · bo སྙིང་སྟོབས (quality of a confident character) · ka გულადობა (quality of a confident character) · mk смелост (quality of a confident character) · tk ýüreklilik (quality of a confident character) · tl lakas ng loob (ability to do frightening things) · os хъӕбатырдзинад (quality of a confident character) · lad koraje (quality of a confident character) · fo mót (quality of a confident character) · fa شهامت (ability to do frightening things) · be му́жнасць (quality of a confident character) · ka ვაჟკაცობა (quality of a confident character) · nb mot (quality of a confident character) · bg кура́ж (quality of a confident character) · bg мъ́жество (ability to do frightening things) · tg ҷасурӣ (quality of a confident character) · fr cœur (quality of a confident character) · hy խիզախություն (ability to do frightening things) · fa شجاعت (quality of a confident character) · is kjarkur (quality of a confident character) · es valentía (quality of a confident character) · kk аужарлық (quality of a confident character) · pt valentia (quality of a confident character) · hy քաջություն (quality of a confident character) · az cəsarət (quality of a confident character) · af dapperheid (quality of a confident character) · gl carraxe (ability to do frightening things) · mwl coraige (ability to do frightening things) · chr ᎠᎵᎦᎵᏴᎯ (quality of a confident character) · ru хра́брость (quality of a confident character) · fa جرات (quality of a confident character) · kmr bistehî (quality of a confident character) · ne साहस (quality of a confident character) · cs statečnost (quality of a confident character) · la audentia (quality of a confident character) · de Courage (quality of a confident character) · ky кайраттуулук (quality of a confident character) · es valor (ability to do frightening things) · la fortitudo (quality of a confident character) · hi हौसला (quality of a confident character) · mwl coraige (quality of a confident character) · ba тәүәккәллек (quality of a confident character) · zza curet (ability to do frightening things) · el θάρρος (ability to do frightening things) · gl braveza (quality of a confident character) · fo treysti (quality of a confident character) · vo kurad (quality of a confident character) · zza mertey (quality of a confident character) · sv mod (quality of a confident character) · bg сме́лост (quality of a confident character) · sl hrabrost (quality of a confident character) · uk му́жність (quality of a confident character) · ga sprid (quality of a confident character) · zza egitey (diq) (quality of a confident character) · hi साहस (quality of a confident character) · mr धाडस (ability to do frightening things) · eo kuraĝo (quality of a confident character) · sq guxim (quality of a confident character) · de Tapferkeit (quality of a confident character) · nl dapperheid (quality of a confident character) · arz جسارة (ability to do frightening things) · ajp جرأة (quality of a confident character) · te ధైర్యము (quality of a confident character) · ar جَسَارَة (quality of a confident character) · oc coratge (quality of a confident character) · lad djesaret (quality of a confident character) · gl braveza (ability to do frightening things) · be хра́брасць (quality of a confident character) · bni mpiko (quality of a confident character) · fi urheus (quality of a confident character) · ug جاسارەت (quality of a confident character) · zza cesaret (quality of a confident character) · de Herz (quality of a confident character) · mi toa (ability to do frightening things) · cs odvaha (quality of a confident character) · ne बहादुरी (quality of a confident character) · tr yüreklilik (quality of a confident character) · pt coragem (quality of a confident character) · ab агәымшәара (quality of a confident character) · ml ധൈര്യം (quality of a confident character) · mwl oudácia (ability to do frightening things) · ca valor (quality of a confident character) · af moed (quality of a confident character) · scn curaggiu (quality of a confident character) · swb bari (ability to do frightening things) · el θάρρος (quality of a confident character) · kmr wêrekî (quality of a confident character) · sq trimëri (quality of a confident character) · da mod (quality of a confident character) · fa جرأت (ability to do frightening things) · uz jasurlik (quality of a confident character) · fr vaillance (quality of a confident character) · nl moed (ability to do frightening things) · ru отва́га (quality of a confident character) · it coraggio (quality of a confident character) · ar شَجَاعَة (quality of a confident character) · yi מוט (quality of a confident character) · ajp شجاعة (quality of a confident character) · am ጉብዝና (quality of a confident character) · tl katapangan (quality of a confident character) · haw koa (quality of a confident character) · pt coração (quality of a confident character) · be сме́ласць (quality of a confident character) · grc θάρσος (ability to do frightening things) · gl afouteza (quality of a confident character) · mn эр зориг (quality of a confident character) · as সাহ (quality of a confident character) · nl moed (quality of a confident character) · th ความกล้า (quality of a confident character) · ka მამაცობა (quality of a confident character) · tg ҷасорат (quality of a confident character) · ur ساہس (quality of a confident character) · gl brúo (ability to do frightening things) · bg реши́телност (ability to do frightening things) · sh smȅlōst (quality of a confident character) · ast coraxe (quality of a confident character) · ru реши́тельность (ability to do frightening things) · gl ardemento (ability to do frightening things) · gl cordoxo (quality of a confident character) · uk відва́га (quality of a confident character)