brave
1. a North American Indian warrior
• Hypernyms:
warrior
2. people who are brave
- the home of the free and the brave
• Ant:
timid
• Hypernyms:
people
face and withstand with courage (Freq. 1)
- She braved the elements
• Syn:
weather, endure, brave out
• Hypernyms:
defy, withstand, hold, hold up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
1. possessing or displaying courage;
able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching (Freq. 10)
- "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
• Syn:
courageous
• Ant:
cowardly
• Similar to:
desperate, heroic, gallant, game, gamy,
gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky, lionhearted,
stalwart, stouthearted, undaunted, valiant, valorous
• See Also:
adventurous, adventuresome, bold, resolute, unafraid, fearless
• Derivationally related forms:
courage (for: courageous), courageousness (for: courageous), braveness
• Attrubites:
courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness
2. invulnerable to fear or intimidation (Freq. 1)
- audacious explorers
- fearless reporters and photographers
- intrepid pioneers
• Syn:
audacious, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing
• Similar to:
bold
• Derivationally related forms:
intrepidity (for: intrepid), fearlessness (for: fearless), dauntlessness (for: dauntless), braveness, audacity (for: audacious), audaciousness (for: audacious)
3. 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
• Syn:
braw, gay
• Similar to:
colorful, colourful
• Regions:
Scotland (for: braw)
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