Bravery vs. Brave — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bravery and Brave
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Bravery
The condition or quality of being brave; courage.
Brave
Possessing or displaying courage.
Bravery
Splendor or magnificence; show.
Brave
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).
Bravery
Being brave, courageousness.
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Brave
Excellent; great
“The Romans were like brothers / In the brave days of old” (Thomas Macaulay).
Bravery
(countable) A brave act.
Brave
(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).
Bravery
Splendor, magnificence.
Brave
(Offensive) A Native American warrior.
Bravery
The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.
Remember, sir, my liege, . . . The natural bravery of your isle.
Brave
(Archaic) A bully.
Bravery
The act of braving; defiance; bravado.
Reform, then, without bravery or scandal of former times and persons.
Brave
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).
Bravery
Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress.
With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery.
Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim.
Brave
(Obsolete) To make showy or splendid.
Bravery
A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau.
A man that is the bravery of his age.
Brave
To make a courageous show or put up a stalwart front.
Bravery
A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear
Brave
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
Bravery
Feeling no fear
Brave
(obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
Brave
Making a fine show or display.
Brave
Foolish or unwise.
Brave
(dated) A Native American warrior.
Brave
(obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
Brave
(obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
Brave
(transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform.
Brave
To adorn; to make fine or showy.
Brave
Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; - opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
Brave
Having any sort of superiority or excellence; - especially such as in conspicuous.
Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.
It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.
Brave
Making a fine show or display.
Wear my dagger with the braver grace.
For I have gold, and therefore will be brave.In silks I'll rattle it of every color.
Frog and lizard in holiday coatsAnd turtle brave in his golden spots.
Brave
A brave person; one who is daring.
The star-spangled banner, O,long may it waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Brave
Specifically, an Indian warrior.
Brave
A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
Hot braves like thee may fight.
Brave
A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
Demetrius, thou dost overween in all;And so in this, to bear me down with braves.
Brave
To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
Brave
To adorn; to make fine or showy.
Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved.
Brave
A North American Indian warrior
Brave
People who are brave;
The home of the free and the brave
Brave
Face or endure with courage;
She braved the elements
Brave
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
A frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain
Set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory
Brave
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation;
Audacious explorers
Fearless reporters and photographers
Intrepid pioneers
Brave
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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