Overview of noun brave

The noun brave has 2 senses

• brave -- (a North American Indian warrior)


• brave -- (people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave")

Overview of verb brave

The verb brave has 1 sense

• weather, endure, brave, brave out -- (face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements")

Overview of adj brave

The adj brave has 3 senses

• brave, courageous -- (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"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory")


• audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing -- (invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers")


• brave, braw, gay -- (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")