Brave

What do we mean by brave?

Possessing or displaying courage. adjective

Making a fine display; impressive or showy. adjective

Excellent; great. adjective

A Native American warrior. noun

People who exhibit bravery or courage considered as a group. noun

A bully. noun

To endure or face courageously. intransitive verb

To make showy or splendid. intransitive verb

To make a courageous show or put up a stalwart front. intransitive verb

To encounter with courage and fortitude; set at defiance; defy; challenge; dare.

To wear a boasting appearance of.

To make fine, showy, or splendid.

Possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurancel intrepid; valiant; fearless: as, a brave warrior; a brave act; he was brave under calamity.

Making a fine display in bearing, dress, or appearance generally; having a noble mien: said of persons.

Splendid; beautiful; gorgeous; gaudy: said of things.

Excellent; capital; fine; admirable.

Synonyms Gallant, Valiant, Courageous, Brave, Heroic, valorous, dauntless, chivalrous, doughty, resolute manful. Gallant, splendid in dress or qualities, is most appropriately used with regard to courage which exhibits itself in deeds attracting attention and applause; of the first four words it is that which may have in it most of compliment and least of high commendation, but it is often a strong word, expressing splendid bravery in action: as, he was a gallant officer. Valiant is also brave in action, especially in opposing physical force, as in battle. The word is now elevated and poetic. Courageous denotes the possession of that spirit which enables one fearlessly and with full presence of mind to face danger. Brave is the most comprehensive of the words; it may denote the possession of the highest and noblest kind of courage and fortitude, of that spirit which enables a man to bear up against evil and danger, as well as to go forth to face it. Courageous has much of this breadth of meaning, but is applicable rather to doing than to enduring; brave is both passive and active. Heroic combines the meaning of all the other words in the superlative degree. It indicates a lofty superiority to fear, a noble self-forgetfulness, an almost superhuman power to dare, achieve, or suffer. It bears the same relation to the otehr words that sublime bears to great, grand, or lofty.

Cf. bravo, n. A brave, bold, or daring person; a man daring beyond discretion. Specifically noun

A North American Indian or other savage warrior: as, the chief was accompanied by two hundred braves. noun

A hector; a bully; a bravo. noun

A Native American warrior.

A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.

A challenge; a defiance; bravado.

Words that are spelled similarly to brave:
brave, grave, brace, brake, bravo, crave, rave, breve, brahe, brae, brane, brava, bhave, braze, bave, brame, drave, trave, brade, braye, brage, brav, brive, bravi, braue, brase, brale, beave, krave, bnave.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word brave:
toaster, lupus, knuckles, courageous, orchid, huxley, bold, combo, inca, warrior, transylvania, bravery, honest, deeds, archer, warriors, bloody, loyal, soldier, courage, intelligent, proud, hearts, batman, enough, noble, lion, hero, conduct, gate, heroes, belt, soldiers, eagle.

Words that rhyme with brave:
wave, grave, save, rave, waive, stave, crave, cave, enclave, nave, shave, knave, slave, aftershave, behave, concave, pave, clave, autoclave, lave, conclave, engrave, drave, fave, deprave, architrave, gave, trave, mave, microwave, shockwave, misbehave, enslave, dave, thrave, margrave, shock wave, airwave, thave, shortwave, forgave, landgrave, heat wave, alpha wave, tidal wave, quave, new wave, redgrave, sine wave, delta wave, brain wave, glave, radio wave, galley slave, beta wave, close shave, sound wave, cold wave, electromagnetic wave, standing wave, white slave, sky wave, carrier wave, finger wave, ionospheric wave, ground wave, newwave, short wave, gravity wave, theta wave, unfav, gravitation wave, permanent wave, belgrave, crime wave, rolling wave, stationary wave, air wave, skywave, theyve, lafave, hargrave, seagrave, hardgrave, kazikaev, kunaev, lefave, mcclave, schave, starwave, sulgrave.

Adjectives that are often used to describe brave:
young, very, poor, good, last, raw, most, second, old, little, noble, third, dear, beautiful, bold, indian, yeomen, another, not, fourth, remarkable, the, compare, how, big.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective brave:
man, men, soldier, world, soldiers, people, officer, fellows, fellow, woman, heart, words, boy, girl, warrior, deeds, face, warriors, boys, spirit, attempt, hearts, soul, souls, resistance, show, knight, officers, front, commander, women, lad, troops, leader, fight, defenders, army, son, captain, defence, effort, youth, sons, act, companions, deed, general, smile, knights, band, comrades, gentleman, prince, lads, spirits, hero, friend, stand, lady, race, struggle, nation, chief, king, fighters, wife, father, actions, fighter, followers, heroes, efforts, garrison, conduct, enemy, death, talk, attempts, sailors, citizens, sailor, mother, crew, defender, defense, decision, sight, brother, pioneers.

Consonant match to brave:
breve.

Words that sound like brave:
brave, brav, bruv, bereave, breve, brev, brive, bray, beret, braver, braves, brae, braved, bave, brey, bravoure, brv, bahraich, prove, prov, priv, prev, prav, preve, prieve, parev, preuve, brai, braai, briey, break, bra, brake, brace, braid, bravo, breach, brea, borough, barrage, brate, bev, brah, boro, biv, bereaved, braw, bove, brang, braise, bery, brach, braze, berets, brava, brade, borate, braff, bov, bav, brage, beav, brase, brayed, berea, brau, brays, braes, brayer, baru, braa, braf, beeve, brait, bereaves, brache, brauch, boeve, bourree, bereaver, braize, bravi, braig, bratch, abbrev, bratsch, abrev, barev, braais, brague, bariah, bratsche, b.v, baro-, barreau, bhra, birria, birring, boro-, braies.