bravery
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və noun, plural brav·er·ies.
1.
brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor.
2.
showiness; splendor; magnificence.
Related forms
o·ver·brav·er·y, noun
Synonyms
1. intrepidity, fearlessness, boldness, daring, prowess, heroism, pluck, spirit, audacity, nerve, mettle, spunk. See courage.
1. intrepidity, fearlessness, boldness, daring, prowess, heroism, pluck, spirit, audacity, nerve, mettle, spunk. See courage.
Antonyms
1. cowardice.
1. cowardice.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | a. having or displaying courage, resolution, or daring; not cowardly or timid |
| b. (as collective noun preceded by the): the brave | |
| 2. | fine; splendid: a brave sight; a brave attempt |
| 3. | archaic excellent or admirable |
| —n | |
| 4. | a warrior of a Native American tribe |
| 5. | an obsolete word for bully |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to dare or defy: to brave the odds |
| 7. | to confront with resolution or courage: to brave the storm |
| 8. | obsolete to make splendid, esp in dress |
| [C15: from French, from Italian bravo courageous, wild, perhaps ultimately from Latin barbarus | |
| 'bravely | |
| —adv | |
| 'braveness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
bravery
1540s, "daring, defiance, boasting," from Fr. braverie, from braver "to brave" (see brave) or else from cognate It. braveria, from bravare.
"No Man is an Atheist, however he pretend it and serve the Company with his Braveries." [Donne, 1631]As a good quality, attested from 1580s. Meaning "fine clothes" is from 1560s and holds the older sense.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Bravery definition
(Isa. 3:18), an old English word meaning comeliness or beauty.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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