brave

[brave]

Courageous, dauntless, perhaps a little bit daring, a person who is brave faces dangerous or difficult situations with courage.

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Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

Noun
people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"

Noun
a North American Indian warrior

Verb
face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

Adjective S.
invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

Adjective
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set

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Adjective S.
brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw'' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"

superl.
Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

superl.
Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous.

superl.
Making a fine show or display.

n.
A brave person; one who is daring.

n.
Specifically, an Indian warrior.

n.
A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.

n.
A challenge; a defiance; bravado.

v. t.
To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.

v. t.
To adorn; to make fine or showy.

Brave

Brave , a. [Compar. Braver; superl. Bravest.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo.] 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. [Obs. or Archaic as applied to material things.]

Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.

It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.

3. Making a fine show or display. [Archaic]

Wear my dagger with the braver grace.

For I have gold, and therefore will be brave. In silks I'll rattle it of every color.

Frog and lizard in holiday coats And turtle brave in his golden spots.

Syn. -- Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold; heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous; high-spirited; stout-hearted. See Gallant.

Brave

Brave , n. 1. A brave person; one who is daring.

The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

2. Specifically, an Indian warrior. 3. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.

Hot braves like thee may fight.

4. A challenge; a defiance; bravado. [Obs.]

Demetrius, thou dost overween in all; And so in this, to bear me down with braves.

Brave

Brave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braved ; p. pr. & vb. n. Braving.] 1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.

These I can brave, but those I can not bear.

2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]

Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved.

Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.

A brave person; one who is daring.

To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.

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Usage Examples

Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.

Conscience is the root of all true courage if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.

Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail: a fragile shoot between two stones that grows brave toward the sun though warmth and brightness fail, striving and faith the only strength it knows.

But I love being scared. I think you're brave only when you do things that scare you. I've always used fear as a motivator. I'm not sure why.

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Other Usage Examples

Being brave isn't the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

As the war on terror continues, Americans must honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for the protection of this nation and the hope of peace.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love it is the prerogative of the brave.

All brave men love for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Brave men are all vertebrates they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.