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Meaning of brave

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  brave
      adj 1: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal
             with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with
             danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman
             Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over
             pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by
             leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
             [syn: {brave}, {courageous}] [ant: {cowardly}, {fearful}]
      2: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers";
         "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
         [syn: {audacious}, {brave}, {dauntless}, {fearless}, {hardy},
         {intrepid}, {unfearing}]
      3: brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new
         dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish
         word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay
         plumage" [syn: {brave}, {braw}, {gay}]
      n 1: a North American Indian warrior
      2: people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"
         [ant: {cautious}, {timid}]
      v 1: face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
           [syn: {weather}, {endure}, {brave}, {brave out}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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