/ brāv /
adjective
adjective: brave; comparative adjective: braver; superlative adjective: bravest
- ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage.
"a brave soldier"
synonyms: courageous, valiant, valorous, intrepid, heroic, lionhearted, bold, fearless, gallant, daring, plucky, audacious; More
antonyms:cowardly
plural noun: the brave; noun: brave; plural noun: braves
- people who are ready to face and endure danger or pain.
- Late 15th century: from French, from Italian bravo ‘bold’ or Spanish bravo ‘courageous, untamed, savage,’ based on Latin barbarus
"Where did he put them?"
"He put them in a drawer. And sometimes, late at night, we take them out and admire them. But it gets harder and harder to close the drawer... He does. And that is why he is brave.”
-Mrs. Darling / Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)