courageous
/kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/
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Australia/kəˈɹæɪd͡ʒəs/
courageous adjective: of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
Adjective
courageous (comparative more courageous, superlative most courageous)
- Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
- the most courageous person I have ever met
- 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...2005, Jesse Helms, “Foreign Relations Experiences”, in Here's Where I Stand: A Memoir, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 228–229
- Of an action, that requires courage.
- a courageous deed
courageous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
courageous in Hindi
- of an action, that requires courage
- साहसिक sāhsik
courageous in Tamil
- துணிவான, தைரியமான, வீரஞ்செறிந்த, ஆண்மையுள்ள, அஞ்சாநெஞ்சுடைய
courageous in Urdu
- courageous, brave
- ہٹیلا haṭīlā
courageous in Bengali
- বিপদ, ভয়ের মুখে অকুতোভয়, সাহসী
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- courageous in Telugu
- దండి daṇḍi
- courageous in Malayalam
- വീര vīra
- courageous in Kannada
- ಎದೆಗಾರ, ಮೊನೆಗಾರ, ಮೊನೆಕಾರ
- courageous in Punjabi
- ਖਾੜਕੂ khāṛkū, سوہنا sohṇā
- courageous in Gujarati
- જબરું jabrũ
- courageous in Odia
- ବୀର bira
- courageous in Assamese
- ডাঠুৱা dathua
- courageous in Tagalog
- matapang
- courageous in Arabic
- شجاع
- courageous in Persian
- شجاعانه šojâ'âne
Examples of courageous in a sentence
- “We are threatened by a curse from which we will not escape unless we are courageous.
- They must have these qualities; to be cool and courageous is part of their job.
- Shih-hung is a stalwart general, while those below him are all courageous men.
Synonyms of courageous
Forms of courageous
| comparative | more courageous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most courageous |
Origin of courageous
From Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from corage + -eus.
Words formed from courageous
Words that rhyme with courageous
Questions about courageous
- What does courageous mean?
- Courageous means of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
- What is courageous in Hindi?
- Courageous in Hindi is साहसिक (sāhsik). See Courageous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is courageous?
- Courageous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce courageous?
- Courageous is pronounced /kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/ (UK).
Words near courageous in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: courageous (page history and authors); courageous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ہٹیلا (Urdu) (page history and authors); courageous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); దండి (Telugu) (page history and authors); വീര (Malayalam) (page history and authors); courageous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); سوہنا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); જબરું (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ବୀର (Odia) (page history and authors); ডাঠুৱা (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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