BRAVE
What does "BRAVE" mean?
Ready to face danger, pain, or difficulty without showing fear.
Meanings
- Showing courage in the face of danger or hardship. It was brave of her to speak up in front of the whole company.
- To face and endure something dangerous or unpleasant. They braved the storm to reach the stranded hikers.
- Splendid, fine, or impressive in appearance. A brave new banner flew above the castle gate. archaic
Did you know?
- Aldous Huxley borrowed the title 'Brave New World' from Miranda's line in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' - where 'brave' meant splendid, not courageous.
Word origin
From French 'brave', from Italian 'bravo' meaning bold or wild, ultimately from Latin 'barbarus' (foreign, savage) or 'pravus' (crooked, bad).
Remember it
BRAVE: Be Ready And Very Eager - courage is just fear that decided to move anyway.
A little poem
The diver stands above the dark green deep,
knees trembling, breath held tight inside the chest-
brave isn't fearless; brave is the held leap.
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Wordplay
- I tried to be brave at the dentist, but I just couldn't face the drill.
What it teaches
Courage is not the absence of fear but the decision that something matters more.
Quick facts
What does BRAVE mean?
Ready to face danger, pain, or difficulty without showing fear.
Is BRAVE a valid word?
Yes — BRAVE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BRAVE?
BRAVE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BRAVE come from?
From French 'brave', from Italian 'bravo' meaning bold or wild, ultimately from Latin 'barbarus' (foreign, savage) or 'pravus' (crooked, bad).
What can BRAVE teach us?
Courage is not the absence of fear but the decision that something matters more.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.