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Definition of Brave
1. Adjective. Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching. "Set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
Attributes: Braveness, Bravery, Courage, Courageousness
Also: Adventuresome, Adventurous, Fearless, Unafraid, Bold, Resolute
Similar to: Desperate, Heroic, Gallant, Game, Gamey, Gamy, Gritty, Mettlesome, Spirited, Spunky, Lionhearted, Stalwart, Stouthearted, Undaunted, Valiant, Valorous
Derivative terms: Braveness, Courage, Courageousness
Antonyms: Cowardly
2. Verb. Face and withstand with courage. "She braved the elements"
3. Noun. A North American Indian warrior.
4. Adjective. Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. "Intrepid pioneers"
Similar to: Bold
Derivative terms: Audaciousness, Audacity, Braveness, Dauntlessness, Fearlessness, Fearlessness, Intrepidity
5. Noun. People who are brave. "The home of the free and the brave"
6. Adjective. Brightly colored and showy. "Birds with gay plumage"
Definition of Brave
1. a. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
2. n. A brave person; one who is daring.
3. v. t. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
Definition of Brave
1. Adjective. Strong in the face of fear; courageous. ¹
2. Noun. A Native American warrior. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy ¹
4. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brave
1. showing courage [adj BRAVER, BRAVEST] : BRAVELY [adv] / to face with courage [v BRAVED, BRAVING, BRAVES]
Medical Definition of Brave
1. 1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act. 2. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; especially such as in conspicuous. "Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth." (Bacon) "It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall." (Pepys) 3. Making a fine show or display. "Wear my dagger with the braver grace." (Shak) "For I have gold, and therefore will be brave. In silks I'll rattle it of every colour." (Robert Greene) "Frog and lizard in holiday coats And turtle brave in his golden spots." (Emerson) Synonym: Courageous, gallant, daring, valiant, valorous, bold, heroic, intrepid, fearless, dauntless, magnanimous, high-spirited, stout-hearted. See Gallant. Origin: F. Brave, It. Or Sp. Bravo, (orig) fierce, wild, savage, prob. From. L. Barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brave
Literary usage of Brave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry by Thomas Percy (1887)
"Then to her owne country shee backe did returne, Still holding the foes of faire
England in Therfore English captaines of every degree Sing forth the brave ..."
2. Around the world in eighty days, tr. by G.M. Towle by Jules Verne (1874)
"... FORTUNE FAVOURS THE brave. THE project was a bold one, full of difficulty,
perhaps impracticable. Mr. Fogg was going to risk life, or at least liberty, ..."
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