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BRAVERY
courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness
(noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
fearlessness, bravery
(noun) feeling no fear
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bravery (usually uncountable, plural braveries)
(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.
(countable) A brave act.
Splendor, magnificence
Synonyms
• (being brave): bravehood, braveness, courageousness, fearlessness; courage, pluck, valor; see also courage
Source: Wiktionary
Brav"er*y, n. Etym: [Cf. F. braverie.]
1. The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity. Remember, sir, my liege, . . . The natural bravery of your isle. Shak.
2. The act of braving; defiance; bravado. [Obs.] Reform, then, without bravery or scandal of former times and persons.
3. Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress. With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery. Shak. Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim. Milton.
4. A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau. [Obs.] A man that is the bravery of his age. Beau. & Fl.
Syn.
– Courage; heroism; interpidity; gallantry; valor; fearlessness; dauntlessness; hardihood; manfulness. See Courage, and Heroism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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