courageous

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; - Herman Melville; - William Wordsworth

Etymology

From Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from corage + -eus.

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Synonyms

brave

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