Origin of brave
1475–85; < Middle French < Spanish
bravo (> Italian) < Vulgar Latin
*brabus for Latin
barbarus
barbarous
SYNONYMS FOR brave
synonym study for brave
1.
Brave,
courageous,
valiant,
fearless,
gallant refer to confident bearing in the face of difficulties or dangers.
Brave is the most comprehensive: it is especially used of that confident fortitude or daring that actively faces and endures anything threatening.
Courageous implies a higher or nobler kind of bravery, especially as resulting from an inborn quality of mind or spirit that faces or endures perils or difficulties without fear and even with enthusiasm.
Valiant implies a correspondence between an inner courageousness and external deeds, particularly of physical strength or endurance.
Fearless implies unflinching spirit and coolness in the face of danger.
Gallant implies a chivalrous, impetuous, or dashing bravery.
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brave
/ (breɪv) /
adjective
noun
a warrior of a Native American tribe
an obsolete word for bully 1
verb (tr)
Derived forms of brave
bravely, adverb braveness, noun bravery, nounWord Origin for brave
C15: from French, from Italian
bravo courageous, wild, perhaps ultimately from Latin
barbarus
barbarous