имя существительное бесстрашие, мужество, неустрашимость, отвага, смелость, храбрость Синоним(ы): backbone, fortitude, grit, nerve Антоним(ы): cowardice, fear, pusillanimity, timidity
noun Etymology: Middle English corage, from Anglo-French curage, from quer, coer heart, from Latin cor — more at heart mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty Synonyms: courage, mettle, spirit, resolution, tenacity mean mental or moral strength to resist opposition, danger, or hardship. courage implies firmness of mind and will in the face of danger or extreme difficulty Example: the courage to support unpopular causes. mettle suggests an ingrained capacity for meeting strain or difficulty with fortitude and resilience Example: a challenge that will test your mettle. spirit also suggests a quality of temperament enabling one to hold one's own or keep up one's morale when opposed or threatened Example: her spirit was unbroken by failure. resolution stresses firm determination to achieve one's ends Example: the resolution of pioneer women. tenacity adds to resolution implications of stubborn persistence and unwillingness to admit defeat Example: held to their beliefs with great tenacity.