brave
adjective
[ breɪv ]
• ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage.
• "a brave soldier"
Similar:
courageous,
plucky,
fearless,
valiant,
valorous,
intrepid,
heroic,
lionhearted,
manful,
macho,
bold,
daring,
daredevil,
adventurous,
audacious,
death-or-glory,
undaunted,
unflinching,
unshrinking,
unafraid,
dauntless,
indomitable,
doughty,
mettlesome,
venturesome,
stout-hearted,
stout,
spirited,
gallant,
stalwart,
resolute,
determined,
rock-ribbed,
game,
gutsy,
spunky,
ballsy,
have-a-go,
venturous,
brave
noun
• a North American Indian warrior.
brave
verb
• endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behaviour) without showing fear.
• "these six men braved the rough seas"
Similar:
endure,
put up with,
bear,
withstand,
weather,
suffer,
sustain,
go through,
face,
confront,
stand up to,
meet head on,
face up to,
brazen out,
defy,
dare,
Opposite:
get cold feet,
Origin:
late 15th century: from French, from Italian bravo ‘bold’ or Spanish bravo ‘courageous, untamed, savage’, based on Latin barbarus (see barbarous).
