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(adj)
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
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Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.
Brave, courageous and plucky.
(idiomatic) Brave, courageous; very brave; brave and magnanimous.
Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous.
Having or displaying valour.
Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
(n)
One who firmly supports a cause.
(US) Spirited or plucky.
Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
(colloquial) Willing and able to participate.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
Courageous; displaying heroism.
Not shaken, discouraged or disheartened.
Without fear.
Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
Alternative spelling of gamey. [Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.]
(usually uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.
(informal) Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.
The state of being bold; courage.
Fearless; bold; brave.
(informal) Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.
Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness
Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
(loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
Firm, unyielding, determined.
Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.
Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.
US standard spelling of valour. [Individually sustained verve or passion.]
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
Having a lively or creative imagination.
(slang) Mad, crazy, silly.
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.
Courageous, daring.
(MTE, slang) Crazy, insane.
(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥.
(by extension, informal) Courage; determination.
(literary or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.
Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous.
Having fortitude; courageous.
Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
(in combination) Having a specified form or amount of courage.
A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
Brave, courageous.
Adventurous; venturesome; willing to undertake activities involving risk.
(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
Capable or worthy of being feared.
A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.
Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence.
Alternative form of stronghearted. [Resilient, enduring.]
(sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
Having worth, merit, or value.
(rare) Ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout.
Having a vigorous, independent will.
(now chiefly historical) A portative organ.
Having self-respect; having pride or knowledge of one's own worth.
Fit for service in battle.
Worthy of pride or of being proud.
Possessing, wearing, or fitted out with armour.
Having warts.
Worth being fought or fought for.
Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
Capable of being scared.
Enrolled as a member of an organization, and having a card to prove it; loyal to that organization or the cause it supports.
Able to be affronted.
Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
Worthy, ready, or fit for combat; fightworthy.
Of a person or an animal:
Able to be daunted.
Not disabled; having no physical disability.
(v)
To bring or transport something to its destination.
Worthy of or deserving honour; honourable.
Capable of being faced (in various senses).
Full of worth, merit or value.
Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
Of sufficiently good character to be able to swear an oath and be believed.
Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.
Able to be fought.
Worth bragging about
Capable of being toughened.
That behaves like an agent: able to express or expressing agency or control on one's own behalf or on the behalf of another.
(US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
Confiding in one's own judgment or powers; self-confident.
Capable, or worthy, of being excoriated.
Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
(figuratively) Staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving.
(rare) Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care or foresight; thoughtful; provident.
Alternative spelling of strong-willed. [Having a vigorous, independent will.]