Adjective: brave (braver,bravest) breyv
- Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
"Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring";
- courageous
- Invulnerable to fear or intimidation
"brave explorers";
- audacious, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing
- Brightly coloured and showy
"girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying";
- braw [UK, dialect], gay
- People who are brave
"the home of the free and the brave"
- [archaic] A North American Indian warrior
"The painting depicted a brave on horseback, armed with a bow and arrow"
- Withstand or cope with something difficult or unpleasant
"She braved the elements";
- weather, endure, brave out
Derived forms: braved, braver, braving, braves, bravest
See also: adventuresome, adventurous, bold, bottle [Brit, informal], braveness, bravery, colorful [US], colourful [Brit, Cdn], courage, courageousness, desperate, fearless, gallant, game [informal], gamey, gamy, gritty, heroic, lionhearted, mettlesome, resolute, spirited, spunky [informal], stalwart, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous
Type of: defy, hold, hold up, people, warrior, withstand
Encyclopedia: Brave, Pennsylvania