different between courageous vs high-spirited
courageous
English
Etymology
From Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from corage + -eus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k???e?d??s/
- Rhymes: -e?d??s
Adjective
courageous (comparative more courageous, superlative most courageous)
- Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
- Of an action, that requires courage.
Synonyms
- (person): bold, brave, hardy, valorous
- (act): bold, brave, heroic
- See also Thesaurus:brave
Derived terms
- courageously
- courageousness
Translations
courageous From the web:
- what courageous mean
- what do courageous mean
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high-spirited
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
high-spirited (comparative more high-spirited, superlative most high-spirited)
- Possessing a bold nature.
- 1918, Jack London, "The Princess":
- "She was as fine a figure of a woman as I was a man, as high-spirited and courageous, as reckless and dare-devilish."
- 1918, Jack London, "The Princess":
- Energetic, exuberant, or high-strung.
- 1950 Sept. 25, "Music: Out of the Corner," Time:
- Last week a group of four high-spirited folksters known as the Weavers had succeeded in shouting, twanging and crooning folk singing out of its cloistered corner.
- 1950 Sept. 25, "Music: Out of the Corner," Time:
Translations
high-spirited From the web:
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- what are high spirited horses called
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