O heavenly soul, in human shape contain’d Excellent noble: it is an indeterminate word, used to express the superabundance of any valuable quality in men or things. Would not the beggar then forget himself?įirst a brave place, and then as brave a mind. Magnificent grand.Īnd brave attendants near him, when he wakes

I’ll prove the prettier fellow of the two, Gallant having a noble mien lofty graceful. Shows your brave heart victorious as your eyes.Įdmund Waller. Courageous daring bold generous high-spirited.Īn Egyptian soothsayer made Antonius believe, that his genius, which otherways was brave and confident, was, in the presence of Octavius Cæsar, poor and cowardly.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Įtymology: brave, Fr. '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' 'audacious explorers' 'fearless reporters and photographers' 'intrepid pioneers' 'Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring'- Herman Melville 'a frank courageous iumphed over pain'- William Wordsworth 'set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory'Īudacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing adjective Possessing or displaying courage able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

Princeton's WordNet (2.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition:

Ginger brave as a human