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Courage

The heart; spirit; temper; disposition.

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Fortitude 76% connected

Power to resist attack; strength; firmness.

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Gallantry 76% connected

Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery.

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Heart 76% connected

A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.

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Heroism 76% connected

The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

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Intrepidity 76% connected

The quality or state of being intrepid; fearless bravery; courage; resoluteness; valor.

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Mettle 76% connected

Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; -- usually in a good sense.

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Nerve 76% connected

One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various pa…

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Spunk 76% connected

Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou.

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Valiance 76% connected

Alt. of Valiancy

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Valiancy 76% connected

The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor.

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Valor 76% connected

Value; worth.

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Spirit 76% connected

Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.

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Brave 74% connected

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Brave 74% connected

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Brave 66% connected

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Brave 66% connected

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

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Courageous 66% connected

Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.

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Courageous 66% connected

Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.

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Synonym 3

Braveness 92% connected

The quality of state or being brave.

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Bravery 92% connected

The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.

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Courageousness 92% connected

The quality of being courageous; courage.

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