Timorous vs Courageous - What's the difference?
timorous | courageous |
fearful, afraid, timid
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Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
Of an action, that requires courage.
As adjectives the difference between timorous and courageous
is that timorous is fearful, afraid, timid while courageous is of a person, displaying or possessing courage.timorous
English
Alternative forms
* timourous (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Wee sleekit, cowrin', tim'rou s beastie,
- Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie!
- He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly.
Synonyms
* (fearful) fearful, shy, timidAntonyms
* (fearful) daredevil, dauntless, recklesscourageous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- the most courageous man I have ever met
- a courageous deed