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Courage vs Guts - What's the difference?

courage | guts |

Guts is a synonym of courage.



As nouns the difference between courage and guts

is that courage is the quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate while guts is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between courage and guts

is that courage is to encourage while guts is to show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out).

courage

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
    • "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.
  • The ability to do things which one finds frightening.
    • "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 also

    Derived terms

    * courageous * discourage * encourage

    Related terms

    * cardiac

    Verb

    (courag)
  • (label) To encourage.
  • *:
  • *: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.

    • See also

    * fearlessness * bield English abstract nouns ----

    guts

    English

    (wikipedia guts)

    Noun

    (head)
  • The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
  • (slang) Courage; determination.
  • :* It must have taken some guts to speak in front that audience.
  • :* She doesn't take any nonsense from anyone—she's got guts .
  • (slang) Content, substance.
  • :* His speech had no guts in it.

    • Synonyms

    * (entrails) entrails, guttings, innards, insides, viscera * (courage) balls, nerve, pluck, big balls

    Verb

    (es)
  • (informal) To show determination or courage (especially in the combination guts out ).
    • He gutsed out a 6-1 win.

    Anagrams

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