Definitions for Courage
ˈkɜr ɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-courage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 15 votes

1. courage, courageousness, bravery, bravenessnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 12 votes

1. couragenoun

   The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

2. couragenoun

   The ability to do things which one finds frightening.

3. courageverb

   To encourage.

4. Etymology: From corage (French: courage), from cor. Distantly related to cardiac, which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COURAGEnoun

   Bravery; active fortitude; spirit of enterprise.

   Etymology: courage, Fr. from cor, Latin.

   The king becoming graces,
   Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude;
   I have no relish of them. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Their discipline
   Now mingled with their courage. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Hope arms their courage: from their tow’rs they throw
   Their darts with double force, and drive the foe. Dryden.

   Courage, that grows from constitution, very often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; and when it is only a kind of instinct in the soul, it breaks out on all occasions, without judgment or discretion. That courage which arises from the sense of our duty, and from the fear of offending Him that made us, acts always in an uniform manner, and according to the dictates of right reason. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

   Nothing but the want of common courage was the cause of their misfortunes. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Courage

   Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, hardship, even death, or threat of death; while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, discouragement, or personal loss. The classical virtue of fortitude (andreia, fortitudo) is also translated "courage", but includes the aspects of perseverance and patience. In the Western tradition, notable thoughts on courage have come from philosophers Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, and Kierkegaard, as well as Christian beliefs and texts. In the Hindu tradition, mythology has given many examples of bravery, valor and courage, with examples of both physical and moral courage exemplified. In the Eastern tradition, the Chinese text Tao Te Ching offers a great deal of thoughts on courage, both physical and moral.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. courage

   Courage is the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. It refers to the ability to act on one's beliefs despite danger or disapproval. This concept is often associated with bravery and fearlessness, but also involves making the right choice even when it's hard or unpopular.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Couragenoun

   the heart; spirit; temper; disposition

2. Couragenoun

   heart; inclination; desire; will

3. Couragenoun

   that quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution

WikidataRate this definition:3.8 / 10 votes

1. Courage

   Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Physical courage is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, death, or threat of death, while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement. In some traditions, fortitude holds approximately the same meaning as courage. In the Western tradition, notable thoughts on courage have come from philosophers such as Aristotle, Aquinas and Kierkegaard; in the Eastern tradition, some thoughts on courage were offered by the Tao Te Ching. More recently, courage has been explored by the discipline of psychology.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. Courage

   kur′āj, n. the quality that enables men to meet dangers without fear: bravery: spirit.—interj. take courage!—adj. Courā′geous, full of courage: brave.—adv. Courā′geously.—n. Courā′geousness.—Dutch courage, a fictitious courage induced by drinking; Pluck up one's courage, to nerve one's self to something daring; The courage of one's convictions, courage to act up to or consistently with one's opinions. [O. Fr. corage (Fr. courage), from L. cor, the heart.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. courage

   1. A matter of the red corpuscle. 2. A matter of getting used to it. (It is oxygen that makes every attack, and without oxygen in his blood to back him, a man attacks nothing--not even a pie.--From Wilbur Nesbit's book _Bunc as I Have Found It_.)

Editors ContributionRate this definition:3.7 / 11 votes

1. courage

   The ability and knowing to trust, listen and follow our heart and soul, to act and behave in a just manner when we know in our heart and soul what we feel intuitively is honest and true.

   The Director of the International Unity Government had the courage to take the unity government reform to the next level as she feels, knows and understands intuitively this is what the people choose and verified it and iss accurate in her assessment and ensures it is in line with optimum health, human rights, right to life, stability, unity government, shared prosperity and freedom for all on planet earth.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2016  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COURAGE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Courage is ranked #64054 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Courage surname appeared 311 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Courage.
   
   83.2% or 259 total occurrences were White.
   7% or 22 total occurrences were Black.
   4.5% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.5% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Courage' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4698

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Courage' in Nouns Frequency: #1919

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How to pronounce Courage?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Courage in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Courage in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Courage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Courage in a Sentence

1. Anne Morrow Lindbergh:

   It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

2. Nick Dienna:

   I commend Master Chief Carter for having the forthrightness and the courage to uphold this ethos by taking responsibility and holding himself accountable for his comments, i sincerely thank him for his years of devoted service to our Navy and to the men and women of Truman, and I wish him the best.

3. Pope Francis on Sunday:

   At this moment there is a need for much courage and much fortitude to say 'no' to hatred and vendettas and to make gestures of peace.

4. Mignon McLaughlin:

   The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.

5. Julian Wilson:

   I froze trying to assess the situation and Mick fought and it was probably that that gave me the courage to go toward him, i think if any award was going to be given out, they definitely go to Mick for his amazing courage. I don't know how many people would have taken that thing on.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Courage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Courage
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Courage
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Courage
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Courage
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Courage
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Courage
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Courage