Bearing and Courage

Bearing

Bearing noun - The fact or state of being pertinent.

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Courage and bearing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Courage" instead a noun "Bearing".

Nearby Words: bear, bearer, beared

Courage noun - Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.

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Bearing and courage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bearing" instead a noun "Courage".

Nearby Words: courageous, courageously

human	human bearing	human courage
considerable	considerable bearing	considerable courage
actual	actual bearing	actual courage
real	real bearing	real courage
Other adjectives: little, less, military.

Brown is not the one she would not spend the rest of the life with (why not though?), she stills loves and respects him as her savior and gathers the courage to call off the marriage while still bearing the respect she knows Brown deserved and earned.

Source: Literature / Like Water for Chocolate
However, years later, a new hero who ended up bearing the Triforce of Courage was recognized by Ganondorf as "the Hero of Time, reborn".

Source: Videogame / The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Talking back about this insult nets you a Courage boost...and this also puts you on his "shit list", which has no bearing on the game but is still an amusing example of this trope as well as a change to get back at a Sadist Teacher.

Source: What the Hell, Player?

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