There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
BRAVE
audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing
(adjective) invulnerable to fear or intimidation; âaudacious explorersâ; âfearless reporters and photographersâ; âintrepid pioneersâ
brave, courageous
(adjective) possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; âFamiliarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daringâ- Herman Melville; âa frank courageous heart...triumphed over painâ- William Wordsworth; âset a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territoryâ
brave, braw, gay
(adjective) brightly colored and showy; âgirls decked out in brave new dressesâ; âbrave banners flyingâ; ââbrawâ is a Scottish wordâ; âa dress a bit too gay for her yearsâ; âbirds with gay plumageâ
brave
(noun) people who are brave; âthe home of the free and the braveâ
brave
(noun) a North American Indian warrior
weather, endure, brave, brave out
(verb) face and withstand with courage; âShe braved the elementsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
brave (comparative braver, superlative bravest)
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
Synonyms: bold, daring, doughty, orped, resilient, stalwart
Antonyms: cowardly, fearful, mean, weak
(obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
Making a fine show or display.
Synonyms
• (courageous): See also brave
Noun
brave (plural braves)
(dated) A Native American warrior.
(obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
(obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
Verb
brave (third-person singular simple present braves, present participle braving, simple past and past participle braved)
(transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
(transitive, obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy.
Source: Wiktionary
Brave, a. [Compar. Braver; superl. Bravest.] Etym: [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo.]
1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
2. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous. [Obs. or Archaic as applied to material things.] Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth. Bacon. It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall. Pepys.
3. Making a fine show or display. [Archaic] Wear my dagger with the braver grace. Shak. For I have gold, and therefore will be brave. In silks I'll rattle it of every color. Robert Greene. Frog and lizard in holiday coats And turtle brave in his golden spots. Emerson.
Syn.
– Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold; heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous; high-spirited; stout- hearted. See Gallant.
Brave, n.
1. A brave person; one who is daring. The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. F. S. Key.
2. Specifically, an Indian warrior.
3. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully. Hot braves like thee may fight. Dryden.
4. A challenge; a defiance; bravado. [Obs.] Demetrius, thou dost overween in all; And so in this, to bear me down with braves. Shak.
Brave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braved; p. pr. & vb. n. Braving.]
1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare. These I can brave, but those I can not bear. Dryden.
2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.] Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
23 December 2024
QUANDONG
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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