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bravest definition
bravest |
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")
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