different between powerful vs courageous

English

Alternative forms

• powreful, powrefull (all obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pa??f?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pa??f?l/
• Hyphenation: pow?er?ful

Adjective

powerful (comparative more powerful or powerfuller or powerfuler, superlative most powerful or powerfullest or powerfulest)

1. Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
2. (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

Synonyms

• mightful
• mighty
• powersome
• strengthful
• strong
• forceful

Antonyms

• powerless
• strengthless

Translations

See also

• strong

Adverb

powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful)

1. (Southern US) Synonym of very

Anagrams

• powreful

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)

1. Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.

2. 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