Determination vs. Bravery — What's the Difference?

Determination is a positive emotional feeling that involves persevering towards a difficult goal in spite of obstacles. Determination occurs prior to goal attainment and serves to motivate behavior that will help achieve one's goal.

The condition or quality of being brave; courage.

The quality of being determined; firmness of purpose

Splendor or magnificence; show.

The process of establishing something exactly by calculation or research

Being brave, courageousness.

The controlling or deciding of the nature or outcome of something

(countable) A brave act.

The cessation of an estate or interest.

Splendor, magnificence.

A tendency to move in a fixed direction.

The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.

Firmness of purpose; resolve

The act of braving; defiance; bravado.

A fixed intention or resolution

Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress.

The ascertaining or fixing of the quantity, quality, position, or character of something

A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau.

The result of such ascertaining.

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

The act of making or arriving at a decision

Feeling no fear

The decision reached

The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially by a judicial body

The decision or pronouncement made.

The bringing about of a result or outcome

(Archaic) A fixed movement or tendency toward an object or end.

The defining of a concept through its constituent elements.

The qualification of a concept or proposition to render it more definite or specific.

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.

The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.

(countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.

(countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part

(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.

The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.

The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.

The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification

Bringing to an end; termination; limit.

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

Bringing to an end; termination; limit.

Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.

The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.

The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.

That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as, a determination of blood to the head.

The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air.

The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.

The act of determining the relations of an object, as regards genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a friend for the determination of most of these shells.

The act of determining the properties of something

The quality of being determined to do or achieve something;

A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration;

The act of making up your mind about something;