bravery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɹeɪ.və.ɹi/
- /ˈbɹeɪv.ɹi/
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French braverie, from braver (“to brave”), or Italian braveria, from bravare (“to brave”). By surface analysis, brave + -ery.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Being brave, courageousness.
Huntingdon's ferocity makes the reaction of staff all the more brave. To move towards danger when others are fleeing is the definition of bravery in my book. To place yourself in danger to protect others.
2025 November 12, Philip Haigh, “High praise for rail staff's courage and clear thinking”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 50:
- (countable, rare, usually) A brave act.
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(uncountable, usually) Splendor, magnificence.
Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day, And make me travel forth without my cloak, To let base clouds o'ertake me in my way, Hiding thy brav'ry in their rotten smoke?
1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 34”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 3:18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| braveries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
fearlessness · braveness · courageousness · pluck · valor · bravehood (being brave) · courage
Translations (110)
sh смелост (being brave) · el ανδρεία (being brave) · sq guxim (being brave) · nb tapperhet (being brave) · es bravura (being brave) · uk сміли́вість (being brave) · ka ვაჟკაცობა (being brave) · mk храброст (being brave) · mi māia (being brave) · ar شَجَاعَة (being brave) · cs statečnost (being brave) · tr yiğitlik (being brave) · ml ധീരത (being brave) · sl hrabrost (being brave) · sk odvaha (being brave) · tr cesaret (being brave) · ca bravura (being brave) · sl pogum (being brave) · pt braveza (being brave) · hi वीरता (being brave) · hi वीरता (brave act) · ga crógacht (being brave) · mr बहाद्दरी (being brave) · grc θάρσος (being brave) · grc ἀνδρεία (being brave) · fi rohkeus (being brave) · ru хра́брость (being brave) · sh храброст (being brave) · my ရဲစွမ်းသတ္တိ (being brave) · ro bărbăție (being brave) · bn কেরদানী (being brave) · bn বাহাদুরি (being brave) · nl moed (being brave) · hy խիզախություն (being brave) · be адва́га (being brave) · ro curaj (being brave) · ca bravor (being brave) · uk відва́га (being brave) · ur شُجاعَت (being brave) · tr cesurluk (being brave) · oc bravesa (being brave) · io bravajo (brave act) · ja 勇気 (being brave) · nl dapperheid (being brave) · hi बहादुरी (being brave) · sq trimëri (being brave) · mk смелост (being brave) · fr courage (being brave) · es braveza (being brave) · az igidlik (being brave) · af dapperheid (being brave) · ka სიმამაცე (being brave) · ko 용감성 (being brave) · be сме́ласць (being brave) · bg хра́брост (being brave) · nb mot (being brave) · ja 剛勇 (being brave) · fo mót (being brave) · vi sự dũng cảm (being brave) · et vaprus (being brave) · de Tapferkeit (being brave) · uk хоро́брість (being brave) · mi hautoa (being brave) · ko 용감 (being brave) · ru сме́лость (being brave) · sk statočnosť (being brave) · ang ellen (being brave) · da mod (being brave) · io braveso (being brave) · gl braveza (being brave) · ro bravură (being brave) · hy արիություն (being brave) · ca bravesa (being brave) · mr शौर्य (being brave) · ru сме́лый посту́пок (brave act) · ca valor (being brave) · sv tapperhet (being brave) · az cəsarət (being brave) · be хра́брасць (being brave) · sh smelost (being brave) · la mīlitia (being brave) · gl bravura (being brave) · mr शूरता (being brave) · ast bravura (being brave) · sh hrabrost (being brave) · sw ujasiri (being brave) · cs odvážný čin (brave act) · enm douȝtines (being brave) · cmn 勇敢 (being brave) · lv drosme (being brave) · bg сме́лост (being brave) · mi toa (being brave) · ru отва́га (being brave) · fo dirvi (being brave) · fa دلاوری (brave act) · id keberanian (being brave) · da tapperhed (being brave) · fa شجاعت (brave act) · pt bravura (being brave) · pl odwaga (being brave) · is hugrekki (being brave) · cs odvaha (being brave) · pl śmiałość (being brave) · ast braveza (being brave) · hy քաջություն (being brave) · km សេចក្ដីក្លាហាន (being brave) · lt drąsà (being brave) · fa شجاعت (being brave) · ur بَہادَری (being brave) · ko 용기 (being brave)