courage

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

Etymology

From Middle English corage, from Old French corage (French courage), from Vulgar Latin *corāticum, from Latin cor (“heart”). Distantly related to cardiac (“of the heart”), which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root. Displaced Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“courage, valor”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

courageousness, bravery, braveness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
spirit
Narrower (hyponyms)
dutch courage, dauntlessness, fearlessness, fortitude, stoutheartedness, heroism
Opposite (antonyms)
cowardice

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