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courage meaning in Kannada

ಧೈರ್ಯ dhairya

UK/ˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

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courage in Kannada: ಧೈರ್ಯ (dhairya), ಪೌರುಷ (pauruṣa). In English, courage means the quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

Kannada words for courage

courage
ಧೈರ್ಯ dhairya
courage, bravery, strength, vigor, valiance
ಪೌರುಷ pauruṣa

English meaning of courage

  1. noun The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
  2. noun The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.
  3. noun The ability to maintain one's will or intent despite either the experience of fear, frailty, or frustration; or the occurrence of adversity, difficulty, defeat or reversal; moral fortitude.
  4. verb To encourage.

Full definition of courage

courage in a sentence

  • It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.
  • He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.

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Questions about courage in Kannada

What is the meaning of courage in Kannada?
Courage in Kannada is ಧೈರ್ಯ (dhairya), ಪೌರುಷ (pauruṣa).
courage ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Courage: ಧೈರ್ಯ (dhairya), ಪೌರುಷ (pauruṣa).
What does courage mean in English?
Courage means the quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “courage”: ಧೈರ್ಯ, ಪೌರುಷ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: courage (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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