courageous

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courageous

/kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/ Canada, US, UK
/kəˈɹæɪd͡ʒəs/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -eɪdʒəs

Where it comes from

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

adjective more courageous · most courageous

Of a person, displaying or possessing courage. the most courageous person I have ever met
Similar: bold, brave, hardy, valorous
Of an action, that requires courage. a courageous deed
Similar: bold, brave, heroic

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: brave, valiant, stouthearted, lionhearted, mettlesome, valorous, gallant, stalwart, spunky, spirited, game, desperate, heroic, undaunted, fearless, gamey

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adj of an action, that requires courage

Español	corajudo, corajoso
हिन्दी	साहसिक sāhsik
Português	corajoso
Deutsch	mutig, couragiert
Italiano	coraggioso
Ελληνικά	θαρραλέος tharraléos, γενναίος gennaíos
Română	curajos
Русский	хра́брый xrábryj, сме́лый smélyj, отва́жный otvážnyj
العربية	شجاع

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@misc{courageous_2026,
  title = {courageous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/courageous},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}