Courage vs Animus - What's the difference?
courage | animus |
The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
The ability to do things which one finds frightening.
(label) To encourage.
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*:And wete yow wel sayd kynge Arthur vnto Vrres syster I shalle begynne to handle hym and serche vnto my power not presumyng vpon me that I am soo worthy to hele youre sone by my dedes / but I wille courage other men of worshyp to doo as I wylle doo
*(William Tyndale) (1494-1536)
*:Paul writeth unto Timothyto courage him.
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
* 2005 , Christian Science Monitor , April 22
The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
As nouns the difference between courage and animus
is that courage is the quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate while animus is the basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.As a verb courage
is to encourage.courage
English
Noun
(-)- "A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before." —
- It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.
- "Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of it." —
- He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* courageous * discourage * encourageVerb
(courag)See also
* fearlessness * bield English abstract nouns ----animus
English
(wikipedia animus)Noun
(en-noun)- The current row arose swiftly, sparked both by historical animus and jockeying over future power and place in Asia - and it surprised many observers in the depth of antipathy on both sides.
