courageous

B1 Topic:Describing People
US /kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/
adj Freq #9050

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having or showing courage; brave.

    She was the most courageous person I have ever met.

  2. 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

Etymology

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

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