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"


2. Verb. Face and withstand with courage. "She braved the elements"
Exact synonyms: Brave Out, Endure, Weather
Generic synonyms: Defy, Hold, Hold Up, Withstand

3. Noun. A North American Indian warrior.
Generic synonyms: Warrior

4. Adjective. Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. "Intrepid pioneers"

5. Noun. People who are brave. "The home of the free and the brave"
Generic synonyms: People
Antonyms: Timid

6. Adjective. Brightly colored and showy. "Birds with gay plumage"
Exact synonyms: Braw, Gay
Similar to: Colorful, Colourful
Geographical relationships: Scotland

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

braunch
braunche
braunched
braunches
braunite
braunites
braunschweiger
braunschweigers
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bravade
bravado
bravadoed
bravadoes
bravados
bravas
brave (current term)
brave new world
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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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