physical courage
Facing danger directly
Physical courage is the willingness to face bodily harm, pain, or death.
It's the courage of soldiers charging into battle, firefighters entering burning buildings, or someone intervening in a violent confrontation.
Physical courage involves overriding the instinct for self-preservation: It took physical courage to pull the child from the wreckage.
Distinguished from moral courage, which involves standing up for principles despite social consequences rather than physical danger.
- braveryBoldness before danger
- valorCourage in danger
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- daringAdventurous courage
- staring downIntimidating through eye contact
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- couragebravery, resilience, fearlessness, boldness, valor
- heroismbravery, valor, hero, heroism, sacrifice
- phrases about braverylion heart, nerves of steel, no fear, bold as brass, stand your ground
- valorbravery, gallantry, heroism, fearlessness, intrepidity
- Bushidobushido, samurai code, warrior code, honor code, samurai ethics
- warrior ethicsbushido, chivalry, code of honor, samurai code, warrior ethos
physical couragecowardice
Absence of bravery
timidity · fearfulness · cravenness · pusillanimity · yellow-bellied
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