Englishvalour
noun
the medals are awarded for acts of valour:
bravery, courage, fearlessness, courageousness, braveness, intrepidity, intrepidness, pluck, pluckiness, nerve, backbone, spine, heroism, stout-heartedness, manliness, manfulness, audacity, boldness, gallantry, daring, spirit, fortitude, mettle, dauntlessness, doughtiness, hardihood;
informal guts, spunk;
British, informal bottle, ballsiness;
North American, informal cojones, sand, moxie;
vulgar slang balls.
▷antonyms cowardice.
valour Oxford Dictionary of English