brave has definitions from the fields of military,sociology,color
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[ adjective ] possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

Synonyms

courageous fearless

Examples

"Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth"

Used in print

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

They tried to outface him , but Joseph_Simmons was as wide as two average men , and it would have taken braver men than these were to outface him .

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

He believed that brave boys did n't cry .

(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)

`` They require , for existence , a brave spirit and a high heart , and where do you find these ?

In our age of Science and Angst it seems to me more brave to stay on Earth and explore inner man than to fly far from the sphere of our sorrow and explore outer_space '' .

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[ adjective ] invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Examples

"audacious explorers" "fearless reporters and photographers" "intrepid pioneers"

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

Whenever there is a thaw or a_few sunny days , you 'll be likely to find a brave little blossom or two .

Related terms

bold

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[ verb ] brave the dangers of

Synonyms

venture

Examples

"brave the natural elements"

Used in print

(Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)

Or maybe poling up the south fork of the Forked_Deer_River braving the wastes dumped in it ?

Related terms

defy

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[ verb ] face or endure with courage

Examples

"She braved the elements"

Used in print

(Sexology, 28:1...)

I still recall the mild shock I experienced in reading material of an enthusiastic advocate of the `` clean , healthful , free way of natural life in nudism '' , who seemed to brave much misunderstanding and persecution in fine spirit .

Related terms

defy

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[ noun ] (military,sociology) a North American Indian warrior

Related terms

warrior

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[ adjective ] (color) brightly colored and showy

Synonyms

gay braw

Examples

"girls decked out in brave new dresses" "brave banners flying" "`braw' is a Scottish word" "a dress a bit too gay for her years" "birds with gay plumage"

Related terms

colorful

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[ noun ] people who are brave

Examples

"the home of the free and the brave"

Related terms

timid people weather

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