Courage vs. Stupidity

Couragenoun

The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

‘It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.’;

Stupiditynoun

(uncountable) The property of being stupid.

‘I suppose you can put it down to gross stupidity, but that's not much of an excuse.’;

Couragenoun

The ability to do things which one finds frightening.

‘He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.’;

Stupiditynoun

(countable) An act that is stupid.

‘Jimmy's stupidity cost him his car.’;

Courageverb

(obsolete) To encourage.

Stupiditynoun

The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.

Couragenoun

The heart; spirit; temper; disposition.

‘So priketh hem nature in here corages.’; ‘My lord, cheer up your spirits; our foes are nigh,and this soft courage makes your followers faint.’;

Stupiditynoun

Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction.

‘A stupidityPast admiration strikes me, joined with fear.’;

Couragenoun

Heart; inclination; desire; will.

‘I'd such a courage to do him good.’;

Stupiditynoun

a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience

Couragenoun

That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution.

‘The king-becoming graces . . . Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude,I have no relish of them.’; ‘Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it.’;

Stupiditynoun

a stupid mistake

Courageverb

To inspire with courage; to encourage.

‘Paul writeth unto Timothy . . . to courage him.’;

Stupidity

Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit. It may be innate, assumed or reactive.

Couragenoun

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear

Couragenoun

the ability to do something that frightens one; bravery

‘she called on all her courage to face the ordeal’;

Couragenoun

strength in the face of pain or grief

‘he fought his illness with great courage’;

Courage

Courage (also called bravery or valour) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valour is courage or bravery, especially in battle.