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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brave, courageousadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. courageousadjective

    Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.

    the most courageous man I have ever met

  2. courageousadjective

    Of an action, that requires courage.

    a courageous deed

  3. Etymology: corageus, from corage + -eus

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Courageousadjective

    Brave; daring; bold; enterprising; adventurous; hardy; stout.

    Etymology: from courage.

    His is very courageous mad, about his throwing into the water. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

    And he that is courageous among the mighty, shall flee away naked in that day. Amos, ii. 16.

    Let us imitate the courageous example of St. Paul, who chose then to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

Wikipedia

  1. Courageous

    Courageous is a song by contemporary Christian music band Casting Crowns, released by Beach Street Records, Reunion Records, and Provident Label Group. Written by Mark Hall and Matthew West and produced by Mark A. Miller, it was released on July 19, 2011 as the first single from the band's 2011 album Come to the Well. Hall has said the inspiration for the song was at the National Day of Prayer breakfast in 2008. A rock, pop rock and soft rock song, it calls fathers to be better spiritual leaders. "Courageous" was received positively by critics, many of whom praised the song as one of the best off of Come to the Well. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and Christian AC Indicator charts and also peaked inside the top five on the Hot Christian Songs, Christian CHR, and Soft AC/Inspirational charts. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which measures the top twenty-five singles that have not entered the Billboard Hot 100, and number sixteen on the Heatseekers Songs chart.

ChatGPT

  1. courageous

    Courageous refers to the quality of having bravery or being willing to confront and persevere through difficulties, fear, pain, or daunting challenges with strength and resolve. A courageous person is not afraid to take risks or stand up for what they believe in, regardless of potential consequences.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Courageousadjective

    possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold

Wikidata

  1. Courageous

    Courageous is a 12-metre class yacht. She was the third boat to win the America's Cup twice, in 1974 and 1977, after Columbia in 1899 and 1901, and Intrepid in 1967 and 1970. All three of these boats won for the New York Yacht Club and thus the United States. Courageous was the first all aluminum-hulled 12-metre class yacht. Courageous successfully defended the America's Cup for the USA in 1974 with Ted Hood at the helm. After the 1974 cup, Hood built a new boat which he thought was faster than Courageous, and sold Courageous to Ted Turner. Turner won the 1977 America's Cup defender trials in Courageous, beating Hood in the process, and then went on to successfully defend the America's Cup later that year. When preparing Courageous for the 1977 America's Cup, she was re-measured for compliance with the 12-metre class rule. It was discovered that she was lighter than the weight declared in her original racing certificate for the 1974 America's Cup. Less weight typically means a faster performance in lighter winds and a slower performance in stronger winds. If Courageous had been found to be under weight before the competition in 1974 then the designers would have had to make adjustments to sail area, the waterline length, or other attributes to make the design comply with the 12-metre rule. If Courageous was found to be underweight during the event she would have been disqualified. It is only conjecture what effect this oversight had on the result of the 1974 event.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of courageous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of courageous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of courageous in a Sentence

  1. Education Secretary Arne Duncan:

    Over the years that I have known him, and especially in the months we have worked together here, I've come to recognize John as one of the most passionate, courageous, clear-headed leaders in our field.

  2. Filmmaker Leslee Udwin:

    These momentous, courageous protests, you know, unprecedented numbers of people. Ordinary men and women in India who took to the streets across India's cities to cry, 'Enough is enough. We will not have our women unsafe. We will not have our women disrespected.' And for me, India was actually leading the world by example. This is what took me out there.

  3. Unknown:

    The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”

  4. Bwanika Joseph:

    Courageous men are those who have walked from far unknown backward villages to come and lead the economists elites, army Generals, cooperate workers in Urban communities

  5. RJ Intindola:

    Courageous people begin the journey knowing only the destination.

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