brave
pronunciation
How to pronounce brave in British English:
UK [breɪv]
How to pronounce brave in American English:
US [breɪv]
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- Noun:
- a North American Indian warrior
- people who are brave
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- Verb:
- face or endure with courage
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- Adjective:
- possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
- invulnerable to fear or intimidation
- brightly colored and showy
Word Origin
- brave
- brave: [15] The word which today means ‘courageous’ comes from one which meant ‘uncivilized, savage, wild’. English acquired brave via French brave, Italian bravo, and Vulgar Latin *brabus from Latin barbarus, source, via a different route, of English barbarous. Also from the Italian form come the exclamation bravo [18] and its derivative bravura [18], while Spanish bravada has contributed bravado [16].=> bravado, bravo, bravura
- brave (adj.)
- late 15c., from Middle French brave, "splendid, valiant," from Italian bravo "brave, bold," originally "wild, savage," possibly from Medieval Latin bravus "cutthroat, villain," from Latin pravus "crooked, depraved;" a less likely etymology being from Latin barbarus (see barbarous). A Celtic origin (Irish breagh, Cornish bray) also has been suggested. Old English words for this, some with overtones of "rashness," included modig (now "moody"), beald ("bold"), cene ("keen"), dyrstig ("daring"). Brave new world is from the title of Aldous Huxley's 1932 satirical utopian novel; he lifted the phrase from Shakespeare ("Tempest" v.i.183).
- brave (v.)
- "to face with bravery," 1776, from French braver, from brave (see brave (adj.)). Related: Braved; braving.
- brave (n.)
- "North American Indian warrior," c. 1600, from brave (adj.), and compare bravo.
Example
- 1. They share tales of heroic teachers and brave children .
- 2. One brave juror phoned russia 's main surviving independent radio station to say that this was a lie .
- 3. Few governments were brave enough to risk it .
- 4. The government said that 40 brave baseej had been hurt .
- 5. Brave talk , from a country that accounts for barely 1 % of euro-zone gdp .