What does courage mean?
Definitions for courage
ˈkɜr ɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-courage
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word courage.
Princeton's WordNet
courage, courageousness, bravery, bravenessnoun
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
Wiktionary
couragenoun
The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
Etymology: From corage (French: courage), from cor. Distantly related to cardiac, which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root.
couragenoun
The ability to do things which one finds frightening.
Etymology: From corage (French: courage), from cor. Distantly related to cardiac, which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root.
courageverb
To encourage.
Etymology: From corage (French: courage), from cor. Distantly related to cardiac, which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root.
Webster Dictionary
Couragenoun
the heart; spirit; temper; disposition
Couragenoun
heart; inclination; desire; will
Couragenoun
that quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution
Freebase
Courage
Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Physical courage is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, death, or threat of death, while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement. In some traditions, fortitude holds approximately the same meaning as courage. In the Western tradition, notable thoughts on courage have come from philosophers such as Aristotle, Aquinas and Kierkegaard; in the Eastern tradition, some thoughts on courage were offered by the Tao Te Ching. More recently, courage has been explored by the discipline of psychology.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Courage
kur′āj, n. the quality that enables men to meet dangers without fear: bravery: spirit.—interj. take courage!—adj. Courā′geous, full of courage: brave.—adv. Courā′geously.—n. Courā′geousness.—Dutch courage, a fictitious courage induced by drinking; Pluck up one's courage, to nerve one's self to something daring; The courage of one's convictions, courage to act up to or consistently with one's opinions. [O. Fr. corage (Fr. courage), from L. cor, the heart.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
courage
1. A matter of the red corpuscle. 2. A matter of getting used to it. (It is oxygen that makes every attack, and without oxygen in his blood to back him, a man attacks nothing--not even a pie.--From Wilbur Nesbit's book _Bunc as I Have Found It_.)
Editors Contribution
courage
The ability and knowing to trust, listen and follow our heart and soul, to act and behave in a just manner when we know in our heart and soul what we feel intuitively is honest and true.
The Director of the International Unity Government had the courage to take the unity government reform to the next level as she feels, knows and understands intuitively this is what the people choose and verified it and iss accurate in her assessment and ensures it is in line with optimum health, human rights, right to life, stability, unity government, shared prosperity and freedom for all on planet earth.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'courage' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4698
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'courage' in Nouns Frequency: #1919
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of courage in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of courage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of courage in a Sentence
To dare to live alone is the rarest courage since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet.
Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.
The world is in dreadful need of men who will assume the new leadership – who will have the courage of their own visions and who will recognise clearly that we are only at the beginning of the voyage, and have to learn an entirely new system of seamanship.
Whenever you connect the dots, you may surprisingly discover that your premier performances and best achievements had occurred during the most challenging moments of your life, especially when you were operating outside your comfort zone. In my view, Life is all about facing and overcoming challenges with confidence and courage, while entering unexpectedly into unknown with unsurpassing uncertainty.
Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.
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- dapperheid, moedAfrikaans
- coracheAragonese
- شجاعةArabic
- cəsarətAzerbaijani
- адвага, храбрасць, смеласць, мужнасцьBelarusian
- храброст, решителност, кураж, смелост, мъжествоBulgarian
- সাহসBengali
- སྙིང་སྟོབསTibetan Standard
- coratge, valorCatalan, Valencian
- odvaha, kuráž, statečnostCzech
- hyfdraWelsh
- mod, tapperhedDanish
- Courage, Mut, TapferkeitGerman
- κουράγιο, θάρροςGreek
- kuraĝoEsperanto
- valentía, coraje, valorSpanish
- vaprus, julgusEstonian
- kemenBasque
- جرات, جسارت, شهامت, شجاعتPersian
- urhoollisuus, urheus, rohkeusFinnish
- áræði, treysti, dirvi, mótFaroese
- courageFrench
- moedWestern Frisian
- misneachIrish
- tapachdScottish Gaelic
- coraxeGalician
- py'aguasuGuaraní
- હિંમતGujarati
- אומץHebrew
- साहसHindi
- bátorságHungarian
- խիզախություն, քաջություն, արիությունArmenian
- corageInterlingua
- keberanianIndonesian
- kurajoIdo
- kjarkur, hugrekkiIcelandic
- coraggioItalian
- אומץHebrew
- 勇気, 度胸Japanese
- kawenan, waniJavanese
- გულადობა, მამაცობა, ვაჟკაცობაGeorgian
- батылдық, аужарлықKazakh
- សេចក្ដីក្លាហានKhmer
- 勇氣, 용기Korean
- bistehî, mêranî, wêrekî, curet, cesaret, پاڵهوانیKurdish
- кайрат, кайраттуулук, жүрөктүүлүкKyrgyz
- animus, audentia, fortitudo, virtus, animoLatin
- ຄວາມກ້າຫານ, ເສົາຣະຍະLao
- drąsaLithuanian
- drosmeLatvian
- toa, hautoa, māiaMāori
- храброст, смелостMacedonian
- эр зоригMongolian
- धाड़सी, धाडसMarathi
- keberanianMalay
- kuraġġMaltese
- သူရသတ္Burmese
- mot, tapperhetNorwegian
- dapperheid, moedDutch
- motNorwegian
- coratgeOccitan
- męstwo, śmiałość, odwagaPolish
- valentia, coragem, audáciaPortuguese
- curajRomanian
- смелость, мужество, храбрость, отвага, решительность, муRussian
- храброст, smelost, hrabrost, смелостSerbo-Croatian
- odvahaSlovak
- hrabrost, pogumSlovene
- trimëri, guximAlbanian
- mod, tapperhetSwedish
- தைரியம்Tamil
- ధైర్యము, ధైర్యంTelugu
- ҷасурӣ, ҷуръат, далерӣ, ҷасорат, диловарӣTajik
- ความกล้า, ความกล้าหาญThai
- batyrlyk, mertlik, ýüreklilikTurkmen
- lakas ng loob, tapang, katapanganTagalog
- cesaret, yüreklilikTurkish
- хоробрість, мужність, сміливість, відвага, МуUkrainian
- ساہس, جرئتUrdu
- jasurlik, mardlik, botirlikUzbek
- can đảm, lòng can đảmVietnamese
- מוטYiddish
- 勇气Chinese
- isibindiZulu
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