4/21/13
The Meaning of Courage It is important for us to know the meanings of the words we use every day. If someone uses words that they don’t know the meaning to, then it could be confusing to the one they are talking to. There are many words with multiple definitions in the English language. It is important to learn the definitions of words we use every day or we could end up being confused often.
One word that could be mistaken often is courage. The definition of courage is: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain without fear; bravery. The definitions of those words are what determine if a person or an act is considered to be foolhardy, courageous, or cowardice. There are many types of people who have to have courage, such as policemen and firefighters. Some people may say that courage is when a firefighter runs into a building that’s on fire to save others lives. Other people can say that courage is when decide to your homework the night before when you know it’s a big project and you put it off till the last night. The definition of this word varies and is used in many different ways. Another word that is used the same was as courage is fearlessness. Some may consider courage and fearlessness to have the same exact meaning. the definition of fearlessness is: without fear; bold or brave; intrepid. Both of these words can be used with the same meaning. If I were to say that someone is fearless, to me, it would mean the same thing that someone is courageous.
When we use words that we don’t know the definitions to, it sounds unprofessional and makes you sound stupid. That’s why it is important for everyone to learn the definitions of the words we use every day so that others can interpret what we are trying to tell them. It's also very important that we learn the definitions in our language so that we can write essays and books, and when others read it they know what you are trying to