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| 1. | [ adjective ] possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching | |
| Synonyms: | courageous fearless | |
| Examples: | "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth" |
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| Related terms: | cowardly valiant undaunted desperate gallant stalwart game lionhearted bold resolute unafraid adventurous courage | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] invulnerable to fear or intimidation | |
| Synonyms: | dauntless audacious intrepid unfearing fearless | |
| Examples: | "audacious explorers" "fearless reporters and photographers" "intrepid pioneers" |
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| Related terms: | bold | |
| 3. | [ verb ] brave the dangers of | |
| Synonyms: | venture | |
| Examples: | "brave the natural elements" |
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| Related terms: | defy | |
| 4. | [ verb ] face or endure with courage | |
| Synonyms: | endure brave_out weather | |
| Examples: | "She braved the elements" |
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| Related terms: | defy | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (military,sociology) a North American Indian warrior | |
| Related terms: | warrior | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (color) brightly colored and showy | |
| Synonyms: | gay braw | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | colorful | |
| 7. | [ noun ] people who are brave | |
| Examples: | "the home of the free and the brave" |
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| Related terms: | timid people weather | |
| Similar spelling: |
breve brief bribe bravo |
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