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Brave Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Brave? [n] people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave" [n] a North American Indian warrior [adj] invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" [adj] 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 a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" [adj] 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" [v] face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Brave: audacious \| bold \| brave out \| braw \| colorful \| courageous \| dauntless \| desperate \| endure \| fearless \| gallant \| game \| gamey \| gamy \| gay \| gritty \| heroic \| intrepid \| lionhearted \| mettlesome \| spirited \| spunky \| stalwart \| stouthearted \| undaunted \| unfearing \| valiant \| valorous \| weather Related Terms \| Find terms related to Brave: a man \| abide \| abide with \| Achilles \| advantageous \| affront \| air serviceman \| Amazon \| audacious \| aweless \| baffle \| balk \| banter \| bear \| bear with \| beard \| bell the cat \| beneficial \| bid defiance \| bide \| bite the bullet \| blast \| bold \| bold-spirited \| bravura \| braw \| brazen \| brazen out \| breast \| bright \| bring before \| bring forward \| bring up \| brook \| bulldog \| call out \| cannon fodder \| challenge \| chance \| checkmate \| chichi \| chivalric \| chivalrous \| chutzpanik \| circumvent \| colorful \| colory \| confident \| confound \| confront \| confront with \| contravene \| counter \| counteract \| countermand \| counterwork \| courageous \| court destruction \| cross \| dare \| daring \| dash \| dashing \| dauntless \| David \| decorated hero \| defeat \| defiant \| defy \| defy danger \| demigod \| demigoddess \| destroy \| discomfit \| disconcert \| discountenance \| dish \| disrupt \| double-dare \| doughty \| dressy \| elude \| encounter \| endure \| envisage \| exhibitionistic \| face \| face out \| face the music \| face up \| face up to \| face with \| favorable \| favoring \| fearless \| fighting cock \| fighting man \| fine \| flashing \| flashy \| flaunting \| flummox \| foil \| food for powder \| forget the odds \| frilly \| front \| frothy \| frustrate \| gallant \| gamble \| game \| gamecock \| gay \| glittering \| good soldier \| grand \| greathearted \| gritty \| gutsy \| halberdier \| handsome \| hang in \| hang in there \| hang tough \| hardy \| hazard \| Hector \| helpful \| hero \| heroic \| heroine \| herolike \| hoplite \| indomitable \| intrepid \| ironhearted \| jaunty \| jazzy \| knightlike \| knightly \| knock the chocks \| lay before \| legionary \| lion \| lionhearted \| lump \| lump it \| macho \| man of courage \| man-at-arms \| manful \| manly \| meet \| meet boldly \| meet head-on \| meet squarely \| mettlesome \| military man \| navy man \| noble \| nonplus \| outdare \| outface \| paladin \| perplex \| persevere \| pikeman \| place before \| play with fire \| plucky \| present to \| propitious \| put it to \| put up with \| rakish \| resolute \| rifle \| rifleman \| risk \| Roland \| ruin \| run the chance \| run the gauntlet \| run the risk \| sabotage \| Samson \| scotch \| scream defiance \| serviceman \| set at defiance \| set before \| show fight \| showy \| smart \| snazzy \| soldier \| soldierlike \| soldierly \| speak out \| speak up \| spearman \| spectacular \| spike \| spirited \| splashy \| splendid \| splurgy \| spoil \| sporty \| spunky \| stalwart \| stand \| stand for \| stand up to \| stare down \| staunch \| steadfast \| stem \| stick \| stonewall \| stout \| stouthearted \| stump \| suffer \| support \| sustain \| take a chance \| take chances \| take up with \| tempt Providence \| the brave \| thwart \| tiger \| tolerate \| toward \| unafraid \| unapprehensive \| unblenching \| undaunted \| undismayed \| unfearful \| unfearing \| unflinching \| unfrightened \| unshrinking \| unswerving \| unyielding \| upset \| useful \| valiant \| valiant knight \| valorous \| venture \| venturesome \| vivid \| warrior \| warrioress See Also \| adventuresome \| adventurous \| defy \| hold \| hold up \| people \| resolute \| unafraid(p) \| warrior \| withstand Brave In Webster's Dictionary \Brave\ (br[=a]v), 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. --Bacon. It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall. --Pepys. 3. Making a fine show or display. [Archaic] 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 color. --Robert Greene. Frog and lizard in holiday coats And turtle brave in his golden spots. --Emerson. Syn: Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold; heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous; high-spirited; stout-hearted. See {Gallant}. \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. --F. S. Key. 2. Specifically, an Indian warrior. 3. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully. Hot braves like thee may fight. --Dryden. 4. A challenge; a defiance; bravado. [Obs.] Demetrius, thou dost overween in all; And so in this, to bear me down with braves. --Shak. \Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braved} (br[=a]vd); 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. --Dryden. 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. --Shak.

Brave Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brave?

[n] people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"
[n] a North American Indian warrior
[adj] invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
[adj] 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 a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
[adj] 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"
[v] face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

Brave In Webster's Dictionary

\Brave\ (br[=a]v), 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.
                                               --Bacon.

         It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.
                                               --Pepys.

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

         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 color.  --Robert
                                               Greene.

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

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


\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. --F.
                                               S. Key.

2. Specifically, an Indian warrior.

3. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.

         Hot braves like thee may fight.       --Dryden.

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

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


\Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braved} (br[=a]vd); 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.
                                               --Dryden.

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.                            --Shak.

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