courageousness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kəˈreɪdʒəsnəs/ UK /kəˈreɪdʒəsnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being courageous; bravery

Her courageousness under fire earned the unit's respect.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... bravery courage valor boldness fearlessness gallantry intrepidity

Opposites

cowardice timidity fearfulness

Word family

Related forms courage courageous courageously

Etymology

From 'courageous' plus '-ness'. 'Courage' is from Old French 'corage' ('heart, spirit'), from Latin 'cor' ('heart').

corage Middle English cor Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# courageousness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˈreɪdʒəsnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈreɪdʒəsnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being courageous; bravery

## Examples
- Her courageousness under fire earned the unit's respect.

## Synonyms
- bravery
- courage
- valor
- boldness
- fearlessness
- gallantry
- intrepidity

## Antonyms
- cowardice
- timidity
- fearfulness

## Related Forms
- courage
- courageous
- courageously

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: corage
- Root: cor

## Etymology
From 'courageous' plus '-ness'. 'Courage' is from Old French 'corage' ('heart, spirit'), from Latin 'cor' ('heart').

## AI Etymology
Courageousness comes from 'courageous' plus '-ness'. 'Courage' is from Old French 'corage' ('heart, spirit'), from Latin 'cor' ('heart'). The historical trail runs through Old French corage and Latin cor. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means the quality of being courageous; bravery. Related forms include courage, courageous, courageously.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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