lion-hearted

adjective

1. very brave; courageous

Derived Forms

• ˈlion-ˌheartedly, adverb
• ˈlionˌheartedness, noun

Example Sentences

Sessions’ undaunted Talbot and Thompson’s lion-hearted Joan make perfect foils.

From Los Angeles Times

The crowd that witnessed Kennedy's rant — at a December campaign rally for soon-to-be-defeated Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker — ate it up, evidently never asking themselves how lion-hearted a man is if he's terrified of a vegetable.

From Salon

With somewhat stilted Victorian imagery, she praised the “storm-tossed, lion-hearted navigator” and pointed out that he “broke the trammels of bigotry” and “raised high the banner of science” at a time when most people were certain the Earth was flat.

From Washington Post

“These lion-hearted farmers are here today under the hot sun. They have been exposed to rain, heat and the cold,” she said.

From Seattle Times

The rain had even defeated Puli the lion-hearted; he would not accompany us to the quarry.

From Literature

Related Words

• courageous
• fearless
• gallant
• gutsy
• heroic
• indomitable
• intrepid
• noble
• plucky
• stout
• strong-willed
• vigorous