US /ˈbɹeɪ.və.ɹi/
noun Freq #9385

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Courage; the quality of facing danger or pain without showing fear.

    The soldier was given a medal for his bravery.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · courage; the quality of... couragefearlessness
Word family
Derived forms overbravery
Related forms bravadobravebravure

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French braverie, from braver (“to brave”), or Italian braveria, from bravare (“to brave”). By surface analysis, brave + -ery.

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