brave🔊

Strong in the face of fear; courageous. +

(obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.

Making a fine show or display.

(UK, euphemistic) Foolish or unwise. +

(dated) A Native American warrior.

(obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.

(obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.

To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.

(obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy.