Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having a lion's heart or courage; brave and magnanimous: as, Richard the Lion-hearted (Richard Cæur de Lion—King Richard I. of England).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Very brave; brave and magnanimous.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Very brave; brave and magnanimous.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective extraordinarily courageous

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lion-hearted.

Examples

  • WHAT WENT WRONG: The Huskies lacked leadership and struggled with chemistry issues at times, and when they struggled, they did not have the lion-hearted individual to rally the troops.

    Northern Illinois - Team Notes 2010

  • Once, Terrence, who was nearly as large as an Airedale and fully as lion-hearted — Terrence the Magnificent, as Tom Haggin called him — had caught such a bush-dog trespassing on the beach and given him a delightful thrashing, in which Jerry and Michael, and Patsy and Kathleen, who were at the time alive, had joined with many shrill yelps and sharp nips.

    Chapter 1 2010

  • WHAT WENT WRONG: The Huskies lacked leadership and struggled with chemistry issues at times, and when they struggled, they did not have the lion-hearted individual to rally the troops.

    Mid-American Conference 2010

  • If there is a round table with Michael Eavis at the head and Maid Emily at his side, then lion-hearted Billy has a seat at the table, and is a cherished and noble knight of the Worthy realm.

    Billy Bragg's Glastonbury tips 2010

  • The 'masculine heroism' of Bouboulina was celebrated alongside the image of the Republican Mother, whom Parren clearly admired, and likened to the '... lion-hearted Spartan women who cast off unfit children and disowned husbands who cowered from war'.

    Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008

  • My name is Leonard, the lion-hearted, from medieval times?

    Socialites Purr at Wildlife Conservation Gala 2009

  • And while "Sully" got a noble, lion-hearted portrait photo on the cover of New York magazine, complete with halo, NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman told Matt Lauer that at least some of the Suleman brood "will be physically or mentally challenged" as they grow up.

    Phil Bronstein: Media Mavens in Training? The Octuplet Mom vs. Captain Sully 2009

  • It tells us that Britain - that once lion-hearted nation for which humiliation has become its national pastime - is now in trouble.

    in defence of the bluestocking... Bluestocking 2009

  • My name is Leonard, the lion-hearted, from medieval times?

    Socialites Purr at Wildlife Conservation Gala 2009

  • I enjoy repeating it often, almost unconsciously as a reminder, I guess, of the inventiveness of Baila, my tiny, lion-hearted grandmother.

    The Ultimate Epithet: The Grandmother Who Climbed a Fence to Fight for Union Workers 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.