courage

English

/ˈkʌɹɪdʒ/, /ˈkʌɹɪdʒ/

noun
Definitions
  • The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
  • The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.
  • The ability to maintain one's will or intent despite either the experience of fear, frailty, or frustration; or the occurrence of adversity, difficulty, defeat or reversal.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French corage derived from Latin *corāticum, cor (heart, mind, soul) inherited from Middle English elne (power, ell) inherited from Old English ellen (courage, strength, valor, zeal, power, strife, vigor, fortitude, contention) root from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- (heart).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱerd-

Gloss

heart

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

心

Emoji
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