Bravery
['breɪv(ə)rɪ] or ['brevəri]
Definition
(n.) The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.
(n.) The act of braving; defiance; bravado.
(n.) Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress.
(n.) A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Fearlessness (from temperament), COURAGE, intrepidity, audacity, valor, gallantry, daring, boldness, spirit, mettle, pluck, manhood, heroism, SPUNK.
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Examples
- His judgment, activity, and consummate bravery, justified their choice. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Nations with a glorious past as to bravery but with a poor armament have gone down suddenly before smaller forces armed with modern ordnance. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- That was the last day of his bravery I believe. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I respect your bravery. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You are a brave people and you love bravery, but where was your mighty jeddak during the fighting today? Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- But if she can marry blood, beauty, and bravery--the sooner the better. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And to the parents themselves, as to other animals, the sight of their young ones will prove a great incentive to bravery. Plato. The Republic.
- Well, Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick, 'I may have my doubts of his great bravery and determination also. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- That they were undaunted while it swirled and eddied about their ankles, spoke well for their bravery and their discipline. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Of all faults the one she most despised in others was the want of bravery; the meanness of heart which leads to untruth. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The bravery and daring of the man won my greatest respect and admiration. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Then, turning to him with an easy gesture, and the pale bravery of her recovered smile--Dear Mr. Selden, she said, you promised to see me to my cab. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- But Don Ricardo with all his bravery did a great disservice to the others. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But it would be as easy to wring your neck, with all your bravery, as it would that of my handsome scamp yonder. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Editor: Maggie