Main entry: brave
Definition: people who are brave
Usage: the home of the free and the brave
Main entry: courageous, brave
Definition: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
Usage: 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
Definition: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
Antonyms: spiritless
Definition: lacking ardor or vigor or energy
Main entry: brave, unfearing, hardy, audacious, fearless, dauntless, intrepid
Definition: invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Usage: audacious explorers; fearless reporters and photographers; intrepid pioneers
Antonyms: timid
Definition: showing fear and lack of confidence
Main entry: brave, braw, gay
Definition: brightly colored and showy
Usage: 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
Antonyms: colorless, colourless
Definition: weak in color; not colorful
Antonyms: colorless, colourless
Definition: lacking in variety and interest