boldness courage
1Courage — Cour age (k[u^]r [asl]j; 48), n. [OE. corage heart, mind, will, courage, OF. corage, F. courage, fr. a LL. derivative of L. cor heart. See {Heart}.] 1. The heart; spirit; temper; disposition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] So priketh hem nature in here… …
2Boldness — is an opposite of being shy. A bold person may be willing to risk shame or rejection in social situations, and willing to bend rules of etiquette or politeness. An excessively bold person could aggressively ask for money, or persistently push a… …
3courage — n Courage, mettle, spirit, resolution, tenacity are comparable when they mean a quality of mind or temperament which makes one resist temptation to give way in the face of opposition, danger, or hardship. Courage stresses firmness of mind or… …
4Boldness — Bold ness, n. The state or quality of being bold. [1913 Webster] Syn: Courage; bravery; intrepidity; dauntlessness; hardihood; assurance. [1913 Webster] || …
5courage — [n] boldness, braveness adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audacity, backbone, bravery, bravura, daring, dash, dauntlessness, determination, élan, endurance, enterprise, fearlessness, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, grit, guts,… …
6courage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of fear Nouns 1. courage, bravery, valor; boldness, strength; daring, gallantry, heroism, intrepidity; defiance, audacity; rashness, brinkmanship; confidence, self reliance; chivalry, prowess,… …
7Courage — Bravery and Fortitude redirect here. For other uses, see Bravery (disambiguation) and Fortitude (disambiguation). Gallantry redirects here. For other uses, see Gallant (disambiguation). For other uses, see Courage (disambiguation). Fortitudo, by… …
8Courage — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of fear. < N PARAG:Courage >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 courage courage bravery valor Sgm: N 1 resoluteness resoluteness boldness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 spirit spirit daring gallantry …
9courage — /kerr ij, kur /, n. 1. the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery. 2. Obs. the heart as the source of emotion. 3. have the courage of one s convictions, to act in accordance… …
10courage — noun the courage of firefighters is just awesome Syn: bravery, courageousness, pluck, pluckiness, valour, fearlessness, intrepidity, nerve, daring, audacity, boldness, grit, true grit, hardihood, heroism, gallantry; informal guts, spunk, moxie …
