Courage and Decency

Courage

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

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

Nearby Words: courageous, courageously

Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

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Courage and decency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Courage" instead a noun "Decency".

Nearby Words: decent, decently

human	human courage	human decency
pure	pure courage	pure decency
genuine	genuine courage	genuine decency
actual	actual courage	actual decency
Other adjectives: real, little, innate, inner, moral, surprising.

Capable, intelligent, handsome—and a compulsive liar desperately trying to hide what he sees as his own fundamental lack of courage and decency in a culture obsessed with martyrdom.

Source: Broken Ace
Nice Guy: Simon, who acts with decency and courage throughour his story.

Source: Literature / The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Marge Gunderson from the Coen Brothers' Fargo, a By-the-Book Cop whose decency, courage, and kindness are contrasted vividly with the selfishness, greed, and brutality of the criminals she is pursuing.

Source: Lawful Good

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