Courage and Gall

Courage

Courage noun - Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.
Usage example: the moral courage to speak out against injustice when no one else will

Gall and courage are semantically related in nerve topic. In some cases you can use "Gall" instead a noun "Courage".

Nearby Words: courageous, courageously

Gall

Gall noun - A deep-seated ill will.

Courage and gall are semantically related in nerve topic. Sometimes you can use "Courage" instead a noun "Gall".

Nearby Words: galling, galled, Gallic

How words are described

sheer sheer courage sheer gall

Both words in one sentence

  • The Chinese character 胆 means either "gallbladder" or "courage", very similar to the English idiomatic uses of the word "gall".
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