Another word for courage
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Noun
The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely
- The characteristic of being brave.
- The condition or quality of being brave; courage.
- (Usually uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.
- Fine appearance, show, or dress; showiness
- The state of being courageous
- The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.
- The quality of being doughty.
- The quality of being fearless.
- Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage.
- The strength to bear misfortune, pain, etc. calmly and patiently; firm courage
- An act or speech characteristic of a gallant
- Nobility of spirit or action; courage.
- Nobility of behavior or spirit; heroic courage
- Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character:
- The human heart considered as the center or source of emotions, personality attributes, etc.
- The repository of one's deepest and sincerest feelings and beliefs:
- The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
- The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
- The ability to meet a challenge or persevere under demanding circumstances; determination or resolve:
- Good temperament and character.
- Quality of character or temperament; esp., high quality of character; spirit; courage; ardor
- Emotional control; coolness in danger; courage
- Nervous agitation caused by fear, anxiety, or stress:
- Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body.
- Resourceful courage and daring in the face of difficulties; spirit.
- An animal's heart, liver, lungs, and windpipe, used for food
- The heart, liver, windpipe, and lungs of a slaughtered animal.
- The characteristic of being plucky.
- A person as characterized by a stated quality:
- An attitude marked by enthusiasm, energy, or courage:
- Strong loyalty or dedication:
- The state or condition of being undaunted.
- The property of being valiant.
- Courage and boldness, as in battle; bravery.
- Marked courage or bravery
- (Vulgar Slang) Ejaculated semen.
- A kind of wood or fungus that smolders when ignited; punk
- (Informal) Courage; spirit
- The state or condition of being gutsy.
- Aggressive energy; initiative:
- (Slang) Courage, pluck, perseverance, etc.; guts
- The ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage.
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Another word for courage
Noun
Readiness to dare
- The condition or quality of being brave; courage.
- (Usually uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.
- Fine appearance, show, or dress; showiness
- Courage and boldness, as in battle; bravery.
- Marked courage or bravery
- The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
- The quality of being fearless.
- An attitude marked by enthusiasm, energy, or courage:
- A person as characterized by a stated quality:
- Strong loyalty or dedication:
- Bold courage; daring
- An audacious act or remark
- An act or instance of intrepidity or insolent heedlessness:
- Foolish or rash boldness; foolhardiness; recklessness
- Excessive boldness or rashness; foolhardiness or recklessness.
- The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.
- Resourceful courage and daring in the face of difficulties; spirit.
- An animal's heart, liver, lungs, and windpipe, used for food
- The heart, liver, windpipe, and lungs of a slaughtered animal.
- The ability to meet a challenge or persevere under demanding circumstances; determination or resolve:
- Good temperament and character.
- Quality of character or temperament; esp., high quality of character; spirit; courage; ardor
- An undertaking; project
- An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.
- Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit:
- The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.
- The capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence not to be dependent.
- Reliance on one's own capabilities, judgment, or resources; independence.
- Reliance on one's own judgment, abilities, etc.
- Impudence or insolence.
- Boldness and daring.
- Boldness, daring, fortitude, vigor, etc.
- Heroic conduct or behavior.
- The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
- An act or speech characteristic of a gallant
- Nobility of spirit or action; courage.
- Nobility of behavior or spirit; heroic courage
- Boldness
- Bold courage
- Audacious bravery; boldness.
- Skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity.
- Superior ability, skill, etc.
- Superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle.
- A firm decision to do something:
- A formal statement of a decision or expression of opinion put before or adopted by an assembly such as the US Congress.
- The thing determined upon; decision as to future action; resolve
- The state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.
- The human heart considered as the center or source of emotions, personality attributes, etc.
- Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character:
- The repository of one's deepest and sincerest feelings and beliefs:
- The quality of being doughty.
- The state or quality of being adventuresome.
- The quality of being adventurous.
- The degree or quality of being venturesome.
- Either of two marks (— or –), used in printing and writing to indicate a break in sentence structure or a parenthetical element, or to connect numbers showing a range of dates, times, etc.
- In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.
- Dietary approaches to stop hypertension; a diet for lowering high blood pressure, emphasizing the consumption of foods low in saturated fats, trans fats, and sodium and high in fiber and protein, especially fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products.
- The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.
- The characteristic of being plucky.
- The quality of state of being rash; inconsiderate or presumptuous haste; headstrong precipitation in decision or action; temerity; unwarranted boldness.
- A challenge
- The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority.
- The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
- (Vulgar Slang) Ejaculated semen.
- A kind of wood or fungus that smolders when ignited; punk
- (Informal) Courage; spirit
- Any of several sandstones with large, sharp grains, often used for grindstones
- A coarse hard sandstone used for making grindstones and millstones.
- (Informal) Indomitable spirit; pluck.
- Willpower, courage, determination, etc.
- The column of bones along the center of the back of vertebrate animals, including humans, made up of separate bones connected by the spinal cord, ligaments, and disk-shaped cartilage; spine
- Strength of character; determination:
- (Slang) Courage; determination.
- Plural form of gut
- (Slang) Content, substance.
- (US, idiomatic) Everything that is required.
- A sore point or sensitive subject:
- Nervous agitation caused by fear, anxiety, or stress:
- Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body.
- Courage; endurance.
- (Humorous) guts (courage)
- Aggressive energy; initiative:
- (Slang) Courage, pluck, perseverance, etc.; guts
- The ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage.
- The testicles.
- Boldness or courage.
- Presumptuousness; nerve.
Ability to endure
- Stamen
- Resistance to fatigue, illness, hardship, etc.; endurance
- Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance.
- (Uncountable) The state of being cool, as in chilly.
- (Slang, countable) The result or product of being cool, as in good or pleasing.
- (Countable) The result or product of being cool, as in chilly.
- The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.
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