brave

brave
brave [brāv]
adj.
braver, bravest [Fr < It bravo, brave, bold, orig., wild, savage < L barbarus,BARBAROUS]
1. willing to face danger, pain, or trouble; not afraid
2. showing to good effect; having a fine appearance
3. Archaic fine or splendid [a brave new world]
n.
1. any brave man
☆ 2. [< 17th-c. NAmFr] a North American Indian warrior
3. Archaic a bully
vt.
braved, braving
1. to face with courage
2. to defy; dare
3. Obs. to make splendid, as in dress
vi.
Obs. to boast
bravely
adv.
braveness
n.
SYN.- BRAVE implies fearlessness in meeting danger or difficulty and has the broadest application of the words considered here; COURAGEOUS suggests constant readiness to deal with things fearlessly by reason of a stout-hearted temperament or a resolute spirit; BOLD stresses a daring temperament, whether displayed courageously, presumptuously, or defiantly; AUDACIOUS suggests an imprudent or reckless boldness; VALIANT emphasizes a heroic quality in the courage or fortitude shown; INTREPID implies absolute fearlessness and esp. suggests dauntlessness in facing the new or unknown; PLUCKY emphasizes gameness in fighting against something when one is at a decided disadvantage
-ANT. CRAVEN, COWARDLY

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