courageous

1. 1.

   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”

   “a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain”

   “set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory”

   Synonymsbrave

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Questions about courageous

What does courageous mean?

courageous means "possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching".

How many syllables are in courageous?

courageous has 3 syllables: cou-ra-geous. The stress falls on "ra". In IPA it is /kɚˈeɪdʒəs/.

What is another word for courageous?

Close synonyms include brave. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is courageous a common word?

courageous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.