Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Courageous \Cour*a"geous\ (k?r-?"j?s), a. [F. courageux.]
   Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.

         With this victory, the women became most courageous and
         proud, and the men waxed . . . fearful and desperate.
                                                  --Stow.

   Syn: Gallant; brave; bold; daring; valiant; valorous; heroic;
        intrepid; fearless; hardy; stout; adventurous;
        enterprising. See {Gallant}.

Source : WordNet®

courageous
     adj : possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with
           danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with
           danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"-
           Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed
           over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous
           example by leading them safely into and out of
           enemy-held territory" [syn: {brave}, {fearless}] [ant:
           {cowardly}]