brave

/bɹeɪv/ · adj

Meaning

Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
Making a fine show or display.
Foolish or unwise.
A Native American warrior.
A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
To encounter or withstand with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
To adorn; to make fine or showy.
A surname.
A census-designated place in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Etymology / origin

From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see there). Doublet of bravo.

bravo(Italian)→
brave(frm)→
brave (English)
Relations: bor, der

Related words

brave(frm)bravo(Italian)braew(Manx)braav(Pennsylvania German)

Descendant words

braew(Manx) (bor)
braav(Pennsylvania German) (cog)

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