Brave
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɹeɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Brave is an adjective meaning Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
Meaning
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
More Meanings
- Making a fine show or display.
- (UK, euphemistic) Foolish or unwise.
- (transitive) To encounter or withstand with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
- (obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
- (dated) A Native American warrior.
- (obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
- (obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
Example Sentences
It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.
Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.
[…]he has been so brave, giving it all a dignity.
Is it not paſſing braue to be a King, And ride in triumph through Perſepolis?
Word Forms
- braver
- bravest
- braves
- braving
- braved
Synonyms for brave
Depending on context, synonyms include adventurous, mettlesome, aweless, bad, bold, brass-balled.
Antonyms for brave
Common opposites include afraid, cowardly, cautious, fearful, frightened, meek.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include courageous, stouthearted, lionhearted, valiant, intrepid, mettlesome.
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Sources & Attribution
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