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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:
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- what do courageous mean
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tough
English
Etymology
From Middle English tough, towgh, tou, to?, from Old English t?h (“tough, tenacious, holding fast together; pliant; sticky, glutinous, clammy”), from Proto-West Germanic *t??h(?), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough”), from Proto-Indo-European *den?- (“to bite”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: t?f, IPA(key): /t?f/
- Rhymes: -?f
- Homophone: tuff
Adjective
tough (comparative tougher, superlative toughest)
- Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
- (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
- To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.
- Rugged or physically hardy.
- Only a tough species will survive in the desert.
- Stubborn.
- He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.
- (of weather etc) Harsh or severe.
- Rowdy or rough.
- A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.
- (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
- This is a tough crowd.
- (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
tough
- (slang) Used to indicate lack of sympathy
- If you don't like it, tough!
Translations
Noun
tough (plural toughs)
- A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
Translations
Verb
tough (third-person singular simple present toughs, present participle toughing, simple past and past participle toughed)
- To endure.
- To toughen.
Derived terms
- tough out
Translations
Anagrams
- ought
German
Etymology
From English tough; see also German taff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taf/
Adjective
tough (comparative tougher, superlative am toughsten or am toughesten)
- (slang) Alternative form of taff (“tough; robust; assertive and not overly sensitive”)
Declension
- declension with am toughsten
- declension with am toughesten
Further reading
- “tough” in Duden online
Middle English
Noun
tough
- Alternative form of tow
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