lionhearted
exceptionally courageous or brave.
Origin of lionhearted
1Other words from lionhearted
- li·on·heart·ed·ly, adverb
- li·on·heart·ed·ness, noun
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How to use lionhearted in a sentence
The lion-hearted monarch was one of the many benefactors to the order of the Temple.
The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple | Charles G. AddisonThe achievements of these lion-hearted engineers could not fail to impress themselves even on a civilian.
South African Memories | Lady Sarah WilsonHe was the oddest mixture of superstitious dread and lion-hearted courage, I ever met with in my life.
Afloat And Ashore | James Fenimore CooperStill, these lion-hearted people sang their songs of triumph with as much spirit as their more fortunate tribesmen.
White Otter | Elmer Russell GregorAnd the silver-shod goddess Thetis was subject to Peleus and brought forth lion-hearted Achilles, the destroyer of men.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and Hesiod
British Dictionary definitions for lion-hearted
very brave; courageous
Derived forms of lion-hearted
- lion-heartedly, adverb
- lionheartedness, noun
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