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Braveness

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Noun

1. braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Braveness

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adjective
1. 
a. 
having or displaying courage, resolution, or daring; not cowardly or timid
b. 
(as collective noun preceded by the)
the brave
2. 
fine; splendid
a brave sight
a brave attempt
3. archaic
excellent or admirable
noun
4. 
a warrior of a Native American tribe
5.  an obsolete word for bully1
verb (transitive)
6. 
to dare or defy
to brave the odds
7. 
to confront with resolution or courage
to brave the storm
8. obsolete
to make splendid, esp in dress

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Braveness

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈbraver or ˈbravest
1. 
willing to face danger, pain, or trouble; not afraid
2. 
showing to good effect; having a fine appearance
3.  Archaic
fine or splendid
a brave new world
noun
4. 
any brave man
5.  US
a North American Indian warrior
6.  Archaic
a bully
verb transitiveWord forms: braved or ˈbraving
7. 
to face with courage
8. 
to defy; dare
9.  Obsolete
to make splendid, as in dress
verb intransitive
10.  Obsolete
to boast

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Braveness

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adj. brav·er, brav·est
1. Possessing or displaying courage.
2. Making a fine display; impressive or showy: "a coat of brave red lipstick on a mouth so wrinkled that it didn't even have a clear outline" (Anne Tyler).
3. Excellent; great: "The Romans were like brothers / In the brave days of old" (Thomas Macaulay).
n.
1. A Native American warrior.
2. (used with a pl. verb) People who exhibit bravery or courage considered as a group: "O'er the land of the free / And the home of the brave" (Francis Scott Key).
3. Archaic A bully.
v. braved, brav·ing, braves
v.tr.
1. To endure or face courageously: "He remained in his tent on inclement mornings while others in the party braved the rain ... looking for birds" (Bert O. States). "Together they would brave Satan and all his legions" (Emily Brontë).
2. Obsolete To make showy or splendid.
v.intr.
Archaic
To make a courageous show or put up a stalwart front.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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