courageous

/kəˈreɪdʒəs/

adjectivecou · ra · geous

Think: “COURAGE + OUS” — if you have COURAGE, you are courage-OUS.

Yes, it's courageous. Keep the base word COURAGE and add -OUS (not -IOUS): courag + eous → courageous.

Definition

  1. adjectiveBrave; able to face danger, fear, or difficulty with confidence.

Examples

  • It was courageous of Maya to speak up when she saw someone being treated unfairly.
  • The firefighters made a courageous rescue during the storm.
  • Trying again after failing once can be a courageous choice.

Synonyms

braveboldfearlessvaliantgutsy

Antonyms

cowardlytimid

Translations

ES valientePT corajosoFR courageux / courageuse

Common misspellings

corageouscouragouscourageoscourageuscoragiouscourageiouscouragiouscouraegous

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