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braver


 
  Grep  of  noun  braver 
  bravery 
 
  Overview  of  adj  brave 
 
  The  adj  brave  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  brave,  courageous,  fearless  --  (possessing  or  displaying  courage;  able  to  face  and  deal  with  danger  or  fear  without  flinching;  "Familiarity  with  danger  makes  a  brave  man  braver  but  less  daring"-  Herman  Melville;  "a  frank  courageous  heart...triumphed  over  pain"-  William  Wordsworth";  "set  a  courageous  example  by  leading  them  safely  into  and  out  of  enemy-held  territory") 
  2.  (1)  audacious,  brave,  dauntless,  fearless,  intrepid,  unfearing  --  (invulnerable  to  fear  or  intimidation;  "audacious  explorers";  "fearless  reporters  and  photographers";  "intrepid  pioneers") 
  3.  brave,  braw,  gay  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  brave 
 
  3  senses  of  brave 
 
  Sense  1 
  brave  (vs.  cowardly),  courageous,  fearless 
 
  cowardly  (vs.  brave),  coward(postnominal),  fearful 
  =>  caitiff 
  =>  chicken,  chickenhearted,  lily-livered,  white-livered,  yellow,  yellow-bellied 
  =>  cowering(postnominal),  cringing(postnominal) 
  =>  dastard(postnominal),  dastardly 
  =>  faint,  fainthearted,  timid 
  =>  funky 
  =>  poltroon 
  =>  pusillanimous,  poor-spirited,  unmanly 
  =>  craven,  recreant 
 
  Sense  2 
  audacious,  brave,  dauntless,  fearless,  intrepid,  unfearing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  bold)  ->  timid 
 
  Sense  3 
  brave,  braw,  gay 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  colorful)  ->  colorless,  colourless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  brave 
 
  3  senses  of  brave 
 
  Sense  1 
  brave  (vs.  cowardly),  courageous,  fearless 
  =>  desperate,  heroic 
  =>  gallant 
  =>  game,  gamy,  gamey,  gritty,  mettlesome,  spirited,  spunky 
  =>  lionhearted 
  =>  stalwart,  stouthearted 
  =>  valiant,  valorous 
  =>  undaunted 
  Also  See->  adventurous#1,  adventuresome#1;  bold#1;  resolute#1;  unafraid#1,  fearless#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  audacious,  brave,  dauntless,  fearless,  intrepid,  unfearing 
  =>  bold  (vs.  timid) 
 
  Sense  3 
  brave,  braw,  gay 
  =>  colorful  (vs.  colorless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  brave 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  brave 
 
  Sense  1 
  brave  (vs.  cowardly),  courageous,  fearless 
  =>  courage,  courageousness,  bravery 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  brave 
 
  brave  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  brave 
  brave 
 
  Overview  of  adj  brave 
 
  The  adj  brave  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  brave,  courageous,  fearless  --  (possessing  or  displaying  courage;  able  to  face  and  deal  with  danger  or  fear  without  flinching;  "Familiarity  with  danger  makes  a  brave  man  braver  but  less  daring"-  Herman  Melville;  "a  frank  courageous  heart...triumphed  over  pain"-  William  Wordsworth";  "set  a  courageous  example  by  leading  them  safely  into  and  out  of  enemy-held  territory") 
  2.  (1)  audacious,  brave,  dauntless,  fearless,  intrepid,  unfearing  --  (invulnerable  to  fear  or  intimidation;  "audacious  explorers";  "fearless  reporters  and  photographers";  "intrepid  pioneers") 
  3.  brave,  braw,  gay  --  (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") 



braver definition