courage

Definitions


[ˈkʌrɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the ability to do something that frightens one; bravery
(e.g: she called on all her courage to face the ordeal)


Phrases:
- have the courage of one's convictions
- pluck up the courage
- take courage
- take one's courage in both hands

Origin:
Middle English (denoting the heart, as the seat of feelings): from Old French corage, from Latin cor ‘heart’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries