Dictionary Definition
courageous adj : possessing or displaying
courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without
flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but
less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous
heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous
example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held
territory" [syn: brave,
fearless] [ant:
cowardly]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪdʒəs
Adjective
- Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
- the most courageous man I have ever met
- Of an action, that requires courage.
- a courageous deed
Translations
of a person, displaying or possessing courage
- Czech: odvážný
- German: mutig
- Italian: coraggioso
of an action, that requires courage
- Czech: odvážný
- German: mutig
- Italian: coraggioso
- ttbc Telugu: ధైర్యవంతమైన (dhairyavamtamaina)
- ttbc Arabic: شجاع
Extensive Definition
Several ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Courageous or Courageux (the French
spelling).
- The first Courageux was a 74-gun ship of the line captured from the French in 1761, and wrecked in 1796.
- The second Courageux or Courageuse, was a 32-gun sailing frigate captured in 1799.
- The fourth Courageous was originally a battlecruiser, then converted to an aircraft carrier in 1924; sunk by U-29 in 1939.
- The fifth Courageous was a submarine in service from 1971 to 1993, and presently on display at Plymouth.
courageous in French: HMS Courageux
courageous in Japanese: カレイジャス
courageous in Slovenian: HMS
Courageous
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
audacious, bold, bold-spirited, brave, chivalric, chivalrous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fiery, gallant, game, greathearted, gritty, gutsy, gutty, hardy, heroic, herolike, high-spirited,
intrepid, ironhearted, knightlike, knightly, lionhearted, manful, manly, mettlesome, plucky, soldierlike, soldierly, spunky, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, strong, tenacious, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous