courage
/ˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ noun B1- The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate. · It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.
- The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening. · He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.
- 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; moral fortitude.
Plural courages
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“Do you think Oz could give me courage?” asked the Cowardly Lion.
“Then, if you don’t mind, I’ll go with you,” said the Lion, “for my life is simply unbearable without a bit of courage.”
“And I should get no courage,” said the Cowardly Lion.
We must leave him here to sleep on forever, and perhaps he will dream that he has found courage at last.”
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