Dictionary

courageous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /kəˈɹæɪd͡ʒəs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from corage + -eus.

Meanings

1. Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
   • In 1979, following Jimmy Carter’s unexpected and unreasonable decision to transfer diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing, the Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act to preserve our relationship with this courageous nation. We believed that it was vital for our allies and for those who were not our allies to know that the United States would not abandon its friends. 2005, Jesse Helms, “Foreign Relations Experiences”, in Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 228–229:
   • the most courageous person I have ever met
2. Of an action, that requires courage.
   • a courageous deed

Forms

Deriveds

noncourageous · uncourageous · courageously · overcourageous · courageousness

Synonyms

bold · hardy · heroic · brave · brave · bold · valorous

Translations (37)

lv drosmīgs (of an action, that requires courage) · mk о́дважен (of an action, that requires courage) · io kurajoza (of an action, that requires courage) · hu bátor (of an action, that requires courage) · es corajudo (of an action, that requires courage) · ka გულადი (of an action, that requires courage) · fi peloton (of an action, that requires courage) · ka უშიშარი (of an action, that requires courage) · ro curajos (of an action, that requires courage) · cs odvážný (of an action, that requires courage) · el γενναίος (of an action, that requires courage) · ru сме́лый (of an action, that requires courage) · pt corajoso (of an action, that requires courage) · ka მამაცი (of an action, that requires courage) · ca coratjós (of an action, that requires courage) · tl matapang (of an action, that requires courage) · de couragiert (of an action, that requires courage) · hu merész (of an action, that requires courage) · hi साहसिक (of an action, that requires courage) · gd misneachail (of an action, that requires courage) · pdt brow (of an action, that requires courage) · it coraggioso (of an action, that requires courage) · ar شجاع (of an action, that requires courage) · es corajoso (of an action, that requires courage) · la animosus (of an action, that requires courage) · mk хра́бар (of an action, that requires courage) · da modig (of an action, that requires courage) · ru хра́брый (of an action, that requires courage) · mk смел (of an action, that requires courage) · ca valent (of an action, that requires courage) · el θαρραλέος (of an action, that requires courage) · fa شجاعانه (of an action, that requires courage) · de mutig (of an action, that requires courage) · arz شجيع (of an action, that requires courage) · ru отва́жный (of an action, that requires courage) · fi rohkea (of an action, that requires courage) · lv drošs (of an action, that requires courage)