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Meaning and definition for "brave" word

[noun] people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"
[noun] a North American Indian warrior
[adjective] invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
[adjective] 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"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
[adjective] brightly colored and showy; "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"
[verb] face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"
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\Brave\ (br[=a]v), a. [Compar. {Braver}; superl. {Bravest}.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See {Barbarous}, and cf. {Bravo}.] 1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to {cowardly}; as, a brave man; a brave act. 2. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous. [Obs. or Archaic as applied to material things.] Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth. --Bacon. It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall. --Pepys. 3. Making a fine show or display. [Archaic] Wear my dagger with the braver grace. --Shak. For I have gold, and therefore will be brave. In silks I'll rattle it of every color. --Robert Greene. Frog and lizard in holiday coats And turtle brave in his golden spots. --Emerson. Syn: Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold; heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous; high-spirited; stout-hearted. See {Gallant}.
\Brave\, n. 1. A brave person; one who is daring. The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. --F. S. Key. 2. Specifically, an Indian warrior. 3. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully. Hot braves like thee may fight. --Dryden. 4. A challenge; a defiance; bravado. [Obs.] Demetrius, thou dost overween in all; And so in this, to bear me down with braves. --Shak.
\Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braved} (br[=a]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Braving}.] 1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare. These I can brave, but those I can not bear. --Dryden. 2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.] Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved. --Shak.

Synonyms for brave

audacious, bold, brave out, braw, colorful, courageous, dauntless, desperate, endure, fearless, gallant, game, gamey, gamy, gay, gritty, heroic, intrepid, lionhearted, mettlesome, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stouthearted, undaunted, unfearing, valiant, valorous, weather

Antonyms: cautious, coward(a), cowardly, fearful, timid

See also: adventuresome | adventurous | defy | hold | hold up | people | resolute | unafraid(p) | warrior | withstand |

Related terms: beard, bid defiance, bold-spirited, challenge, confident, counterwork, demigod, destroy, dish, fine, frilly, glittering, hoplite, knightlike, military man, outface, perplex, place before, ruin, serviceman, set before, soldierly, spectacular, spoil, the brave, tiger, unfearful, useful, valorous, warrior

The fun area, different aproach to word »brave«

Let's analyse "brave" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EVARB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: brave: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: brave: 2 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 5 = 21, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1) 2 High Priestess Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
V (1) 22 Fool Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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