courageous B1 Topic:Describing People US /kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/ See IPA manual Freq #9050 Meanings 1 adj Having or showing courage; brave. She was the most courageous person I have ever met. 2 adj Requiring courage to do. Rescuing the child from the fire was a courageous act. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having or showing courage;... boldbravevalorous 2 adj · requiring courage to do. boldbraveheroic Word family Derived forms courageouslycourageousnessnoncourageousovercourageousuncourageous Common collocations courageous action Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from corage + -eus. corajous Middle English corageus Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # courageous **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/ **Frequency rank:** 9050 ## Meanings 1. Having or showing courage; brave. 2. Requiring courage to do. ## Examples - She was the most courageous person I have ever met. - Rescuing the child from the fire was a courageous act. ## Derived Forms - courageously - courageousness - noncourageous - overcourageous - uncourageous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: corajous - Root: corageus ## Etymology From Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from corage + -eus. ## AI Etymology courageous comes from Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from corage + -eus. The historical chain includes Middle English corajous, Old French corageus. Current senses include Having or showing courage; brave and Requiring courage to do. English relatives and later formations include courageously, courageousness, noncourageous. ## Topics - Describing People markdown