Courage
Heart under fire
Courage is the ability to act despite fear or danger.
Physical courage faces bodily harm: It took courage to pull the child from the burning car.
Moral courage confronts social disapproval or personal cost: She had the courage to speak out against her own party.
Courage implies deliberate choice—you can be brave only when you're afraid.
Courage of one's convictions is willingness to stand by unpopular beliefs.
Courage in danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- intrepidityFearless courage
daring · boldness · pluck · mettle · guts · nerve · audacity · fortitude
Openness to harm
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- healingRestoration of health
grief · forgiveness · trust · intimacy · confession · acceptance · self-disclosure · catharsis
Firmly held belief
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- standing upAssuming vertical posture
whistleblowing · dissent · speaking out · truth-telling · defiance · righteousness · ethics · accountability
Sustained effort capacity
- rescueSave from harm
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- firefightingCombating and quelling flames
- lifesavingPreserving human existence
danger · risk · battlefield · survival · adrenaline · confrontation · injury · sacrifice
valor
Courage in danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
intrepidity · daring · boldness · pluck · mettle · guts · nerve · audacity · fortitude · spine
vulnerability
Openness to harm
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
healing · grief · forgiveness · trust · intimacy · confession · acceptance · self-disclosure · catharsis · breakthrough
conviction
Firmly held belief
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- conscienceInternal moral sense
standing up · whistleblowing · dissent · speaking out · truth-telling · defiance · righteousness · ethics · accountability · advocacy
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- rescueSave from harm
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- firefightingCombating and quelling flames
lifesaving · danger · risk · battlefield · survival · adrenaline · confrontation · injury · sacrifice · soldier
hero
One admired for courage
- questSeeking journey for something
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- trialJudicial examination of claims
epic · protagonist · journey · dragon · adversity · triumph · mythology · legend · folklore · Beowulf
- Celine Dion SongsMy Heart Will Go On, Beauty and the Beast
Couragecowardice
Absence of bravery
cowardliness · fear · fearfulness · timidity · pusillanimity
Couragespinelessness
Lack of courage
capitulation · selling out · caving in · weakness · servility
Couragetimidity
Fearful lack of courage
timorousness · diffidence · meekness · sheepishness · mousy
- liquid courageAlcohol-fueled confidence
- moral courageStrength to act ethically
- take courageMuster bravery within
- courage under fire
- Dutch courageAlcohol-fueled false bravery
- raw courage
encourage, encouraging, courageous, discourage, discouraged, encouraged, encouragement, discouraging, discouragement