lion-heartedadj.
/ˌlʌɪənˈhɑːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌlaɪənˈhɑrdəd/ Having the heart or courage of a lion; courageous; magnanimously brave.
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the mind > emotion > courage > [adjective]
courageous1297
heartya1375
leoninec1386
heartlya1450
well-stomached1478
couraged?1529
noble couraged1561
heartsome1567
Roman1577
generous1596
nerved1615
noble-spiriteda1617
noble-hearted1684
courageable1689
lion-hearted1708
1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 563 See Lyon-Hearted Richard, Piously valiant.
1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey V. xx. 182 Two dogs of chace, a lion-hearted guard.
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxx. 300 Farewell, my noble, my lion-hearted boy!
Derivatives
lionˈheartedness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > [noun]
elne888
bieldc890
daringc1374
coraiouste1382
inwit1382
courageousnessa1513
courage1540
couragie1556
valour1581
nerve1602
stoutheartednessa1683
noble-heartedness1836
lionheartedness1885
gut1893
gutsiness1893
bottle1958
1885 J. Ruskin Pleasures Eng. 155 The lion-heartedness which gave the glory and the peace of the gods to Leonidas.
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