brave
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
brave/breɪv/
▶adjective having or showing courage. ▶noun dated an American Indian warrior. ▶verb endure or face (unpleasant conditions) with courage.
– derivatives
bravely adverb,
braveness noun,
bravery noun.
bravely adverb,
braveness noun,
bravery noun.
– origin C15: from Fr., from Ital. bravo ‘bold’ or Sp. bravo ‘courageous, untamed, savage’.
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