Brave
[breɪv] or [brev]
Definition
(noun.) people who are brave; 'the home of the free and the brave'.
(noun.) a North American Indian warrior.
(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' .
Editor: Marilyn--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Typist: Mabel
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Fearless (from temperament), COURAGEOUS, intrepid, daring, undaunted, dauntless, valiant, bold, chivalrous, chivalric, gallant, valorous, doughty, heroic, Spartan, lion-hearted.
n. [1]. [Rare.] Bully, hector, blusterer.[2]. Indian warrior.
v. a. Defy, dare, challenge, set at defiance.
Typist: Paul
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See GALLANT]
Typist: Ruth
Definition
adj. daring courageous: noble: finely dressed showy handsome (Scot. Braw): a general word for excellent capital.—v.t. to meet boldly: to defy.—n. (obs.) a bully a hired assassin: a brave soldier esp. among the North American Indians: (arch.) bravado: (arch.) bravo.—adv. Brave′ly (Scot. Braw′ly) excellently well.—n. Brav′ery courage: heroism: finery showy dress.
Editor: Mamie
Examples
- Was he alone, that long night, whose brave, loving spirit was bearing up, in that old shed, against buffeting and brutal stripes? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The men engaged in the Mexican war were brave, and the officers of the regular army, from highest to lowest, were educated in their profession. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She admired her husband, strong, brave, and victorious. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He was brave and conscientious, and commanded the respect of all who knew him. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Nothing in my powers or instinct placed me amongst this brave band. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They have braved the storms and sieges of three thousand years, and have been shaken by many an earthquake, but still they stand. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- His mother had braved hardship in order to separate herself from it. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Have I not braved public opinion, THERE, with my own private reasons for it? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I braved him to do his worst. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- If he braved the matter out, death would unfailingly come upon him, and usually in some strange and unforeseen manner. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- There was no man braver than he, nor was there any who obeyed all orders of his superior in rank with more unquestioning alacrity. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I am braver than I was, because I have lost all; and he who has nothing to lose can afford all risks. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I see some women braver than some men. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He was a brave, tough man; no braver in the world. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Helena, I thought you were braver. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Bravest and best of children, I thank Heaven that you are rewarded! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Thither will I go, were it only to show these proud Normans how little the fate of a son, who could defeat their bravest, can affect a Saxon. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- And will not the bravest and wisest soul be least confused or deranged by any external influence? Plato. The Republic.
- The bravest man can do nothing against a burning mountain. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She told him that she thought Major William was the best man in all the world--the gentlest and the kindest, the bravest and the humblest. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Under the clear rays of the Arizona moon lay Powell, his body fairly bristling with the hostile arrows of the braves. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- So frantic were their efforts to escape from the unseen thing behind me that one of the braves was hurled headlong from the cliff to the rocks below. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- No quarter is to be given to the English, on account of their cruelty to our braves on board the infamous pontoons. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Only hear him, how he braves it out! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Checker: Rupert