Associations to the word «Courageous»

Wiktionary

COURAGEOUS, adjective. Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
COURAGEOUS, adjective. Of an action, that requires courage.

Dictionary definition

COURAGEOUS, adjective. Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats