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brav⋅er⋅y

  [brey-vuh-ree, breyv-ree]
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–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor.
2. showiness; splendor; magnificence.
Origin:
1540–50; prob. < It braveria, equiv. to brav(are) to brave + -eria -ery

Synonyms:
1. intrepidity, fearlessness, boldness, daring, prowess, heroism, pluck, spirit, audacity, nerve, mettle, spunk. See courage.

Antonyms:
1. cowardice.
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brav·er·y   (brā'və-rē, brāv'rē)   
n.   pl. brav·er·ies
  1. The condition or quality of being brave; courage.
  2. Splendor or magnificence; show.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Bravery

Brav"er*y\, n. [Cf. F. braverie.]

1. The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.

Remember, sir, my liege, . . . The natural bravery of your isle. --Shak.

2. The act of braving; defiance; bravado. [Obs.]

Reform, then, without bravery or scandal of former times and persons. --Bacon.

3. Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress.

With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery. --Shak.

Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim. --Milton.

4. A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau. [Obs.]

A man that is the bravery of his age. --Beau. & Fl.

Syn: Courage; heroism; interpidity; gallantry; valor; fearlessness; dauntlessness; hardihood; manfulness. See Courage, and Heroism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Bravery

(Isa. 3:18), an old English word meaning comeliness or beauty.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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