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bravery

[ brey-vuh-ree, breyv-ree ]

/ ˈbreɪ və ri, ˈbreɪv ri /

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noun, plural brav·er·ies.

brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor.

showiness; splendor; magnificence.

Origin of bravery

1540–50; probably < Italian braveria, equivalent to brav(are) to brave + -eria -ery

SYNONYMS FOR bravery

1 intrepidity, fearlessness, boldness, daring, prowess, heroism, pluck, spirit, audacity, nerve, mettle, spunk.

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ANTONYMS FOR bravery

1 cowardice.

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synonym study for bravery

1. See courage.

OTHER WORDS FROM bravery

o·ver·brav·er·y, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bravery

bravery bravado bravura

Words nearby bravery

brave face, put on a, brave it out, brave new world, brave the elements, brave west winds, bravery, bravissimo, bravo, bravura, braw, brawl

Example sentences from the Web for bravery

Here it is, in the faces of the victims, in the stories of bravery, in the souls and memory of the survivors, the next of kin.

Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’ |Mike Barnicle |December 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In 175 well-chosen words, he sums up the trials and the grit and bravery of the civil rights movement.

Martin Luther King’s Nobel Speech Is an Often Ignored Masterpiece |Malcolm Jones |October 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This makes the bravery of Julia and Sveta, a lesbian couple, to appear in the documentary that much more moving.

The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close Up |Tim Teeman |October 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He had been decorated for bravery nineteen times in his twenty-one-year career.

The Resilient City: New York After 9/11 |John Avlon |September 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And she was 81: her death marks a shaming lack of bravery and innovation on the part of younger comics.

I Was There: Inside Joan Rivers’ Funeral |Tim Teeman |September 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Who could resist the smiles of the chalk-faced females of Cash Street, all eager to laud his bravery.

The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure |Rex Beach
Pizarro is a bulldog for bravery, and he has a head on his shoulders.

Days of the Discoverers |L. Lamprey
For his bravery Grant made him a brigadier-general on the field.

The Civil War Through the Camera |Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
The latter at once suggested Sheridan, remembering his splendid dash and bravery at Missionary Ridge.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8 |Various
This story tells of the bravery and heroism of Betty, the beautiful young sister of old Colonel Zane, one of the bravest pioneers.

Torchy, Private Sec. |Sewell Ford