![]() Hot braves, like thee, may fight, but know not well A hector a man daring beyond decency or discretion. If a statesman has not this science, he must be subject to a braver man than himself, whose province it is to direct all his actions to this end.Įtymology: brave, Fr. If there be iron-ore, and mills, iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth. When younger doth in smoke his virtue spend. Old wood inflam’d doth yield the bravest fire, O heavenly soul, in human shape contain’d Excellent noble: it is an indeterminate word, used to express the superabundance of any valuable quality in men or things. ![]() Would not the beggar then forget himself?įirst a brave place, and then as brave a mind. Magnificent grand.Īnd brave attendants near him, when he wakes I’ll prove the prettier fellow of the two, Gallant having a noble mien lofty graceful. Shows your brave heart victorious as your eyes.Įdmund Waller. Courageous daring bold generous high-spirited.Īn Egyptian soothsayer made Antonius believe, that his genius, which otherways was brave and confident, was, in the presence of Octavius Cæsar, poor and cowardly. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Įtymology: brave, Fr. ![]() "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" "audacious explorers" "fearless reporters and photographers" "intrepid pioneers" "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville "a frank courageous iumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"Īudacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing adjective ![]() ![]() Possessing or displaying courage able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching Princeton's WordNet (2.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: ![]()
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