braveness

C2+ Topic:Describing People
US /ˈbreɪvnəs/ UK /ˈbreɪvnəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the quality of being brave; courage

    Her braveness in facing the crowd impressed everyone.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the quality of being brave;... couragebraveryvalorboldnessfearlessnessfortitudegallantry
Word family
Related forms bravebraverybravado

Etymology

From brave (via Middle French brave, from Italian bravo, 'bold, fine') + the noun-forming suffix -ness.

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