Etymology : Middle French, from Old Italian and Old Spanish bravo courageous, wild, probably from Latin barbarus barbarous
Pronunciation : brAv
Function : adjective
Date : 15th century
1. American Indian warrior. defy; face with courage; endure with courage. courageous; handsome. brave\brave\ , n.
2. 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. s. key.
3. specifically, an indian warrior.
4. a man daring beyond discretion; a bully. hot braves like thee may fight.
5. a challenge; a defiance; bravado. [obs.] demetrius, thou dost overween in all; and so in this, to bear me down with braves.brave \brave\ (brāv), a. [compar. braver; superl. bravest.] [f. brave, it. or sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. l. barbarus. see:
barbarous, and cf. bravo.].
6. bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
7. 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. it being a brave day, i walked to whitehall.
8. making a fine show or display. [archaic] wear my dagger with the braver grace. for i have gold, and therefore will be brave. in silks i'll rattle it of every color. frog and lizard in holiday coats and turtle brave in his golden spots.
9. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
10. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; especially such as in conspicuous.
11. Making a fine show or display.
12. A brave person; one who is daring.
13. Specifically, an Indian warrior.
14. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
15. A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
16. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
17. To adorn; to make fine or showy. people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave" a North American Indian warrior 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".
18. 1. Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations. He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents. those brave people who dared to challenge the Stalinist regimes. = courageous ¡Ù cowardly + bravely brave·ly Mr Kim bravely stood up to authority.
19. If you brave unpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something. Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support.
20. If someone is putting on a brave face or is putting a brave face on a difficult situation, they are pretending that they are happy or satisfied when they are not. He felt disappointed but he tried to put on a brave face.