courageous

 
Pronunciation: /kəˈreɪdʒəs/

adjective

  • not deterred by danger or pain; brave: her courageous human rights work

Derivatives

courageously

adverb

courageousness

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French corageus, from corage (see courage)

Spelling rule

Keep the final -e when adding -ous to courage to make sure that courageous is pronounced with a soft -ge- sound: (courageous).