courage

Roget category 861

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.3. Prospective affections

#861. [Absence of fear.] Courage

noun

courage, bravery, valor — resoluteness, boldness etc. adj. — spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity — contempt of danger, defiance of danger — derring-do — audacity — rashness etc. 863 — dash — defiance etc. 715 — confidence, self-reliance.
manliness, manhood — nerve, pluck, mettle, game — heart, heart of grace — spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, fortitude, intestinal fortitude — firmness etc. (stability) 150 — heart of oak — bottom, backbone, spine etc. (perseverance) 604.1. resolution etc. (determination) 604 — bulldog courage.
prowess, heroism, chivalry.
exploit, feat, achievement — heroic deed, heroic act — bold stroke.
man, man of mettle — hero, demigod, Amazon, Hector — lion, tiger, panther, bulldog — gamecock, fighting-cock — bully, fire eater etc. 863.

verb

be courageous etc. adj. — dare, venture, make bold — face danger, front danger, affront danger, confront danger, brave danger, defy danger, despise danger, mock danger — look in the face — look full in the face, look boldly in the face, look danger in the face — face — meet, meet in front — brave, beard — defy etc. 715.
take courage, muster courage, summon up courage, pluck up courage — nerve oneself, take heart — take heart, pluck up heart of grace — hold up one's head, screw one's courage to the sticking place — come up to scratch — stick to one's guns, standfire^†, stand against — bear up, bear up against — hold out etc. (persevere) 604.1. put a bold face upon — show a bold front, present a bold front — show fight — face the music.
bell the cat, take the bull by the horns, beard the lion in his den, march up to the cannon's mouth, go through fire and water, run the gantlet.
give courage, infuse courage, inspire courage — reassure, encourage, embolden, inspirit, cheer, nerve, put upon one's mettle, rally, raise a rallying cry — pat on the back, make a man of.
, keep in countenance.

adjective

courageous, brave — valiant, valorous — gallant, intrepid — spirited, spiritful^† — high-spirited, high-mettled^† — mettlesome, plucky — manly, manful — resolute — stout, stout-hearted — iron-hearted, lion-hearted — heart of oak — Penthesilean.
bold, bold-spirited — daring, audacious — fearless, dauntless, dreadless^†, aweless — undaunted, unappalled, undismayed, unawed, unblanched, unabashed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking^†, unblanching^†, unapprehensive — confident, self-reliant — bold as a lion, bold as brass.
enterprising, adventurous — venturous, venturesome — dashing, chivalrous — soldierly etc. (warlike) 722 — heroic.
fierce, savage — pugnacious etc. (bellicose) 720.
strong-minded, hardy, doughty — firm etc. (stable) 150 — determined etc. (resolved) 604 — dogged, indomitable etc. (persevering) 604.1. up to, up to the scratch — upon one's mettle — reassured etc. v. — unfeared^†, undreaded^†.

phrase

one's blood being up — courage sans peur [Fr.] — fortes fortuna adjuvat [Lat.] [Terence]; have I not in my time heard lions roar" [Taming of the Shrew]; I dare do all that may become a man" [Macbeth]; male vincetis sed vincite [Lat.] [Ovid]; omne solum forti patria [Lat.] — self-trust is the essence of heroism" [Emerson]; stimulos dedit oemula virtus [Lat.] [Lucan]; strong and great, a hero" [Longfellow]; teloque animus proestantior omni [Lat.] [Ovid]; there, is always safety in valor" [Emerson]; virtus ariete fortier [Lat.].

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