bravery
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/ˈbɹeɪ.və.ɹi/
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/ˈbɹeɪ.və.ɹi/ · /ˈbɹeɪv.ɹi/
Definition of bravery
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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noun
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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.”
- (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?”
“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”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French braverie, from braver (“to brave”), or Italian braveria, from bravare (“to brave”). By surface analysis, brave + -ery.
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