brave

Meanings

Adjective

• Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
• Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
• Making a fine show or display.

Noun

• A Native American warrior.
• A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
• A challenge; a defiance; bravado.

Verb

• To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
• To adorn; to make fine or showy.

Origin

• From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see there).