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bravery

[ brey-vuh-ree, breyv-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural brav·er·ies.

brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor.
Synonyms: boldness, fearlessness, intrepidity, spunk, mettle, nerve, audacity, spirit, pluck, heroism, prowess, daring
Antonyms: cowardice
showiness; splendor; magnificence.

Origin of bravery¹

First recorded in 1540–50; probably from Italian braveria; equivalent to brave + -ery

Here it is, in the faces of the victims, in the stories of bravery, in the souls and memory of the survivors, the next of kin.

In 175 well-chosen words, he sums up the trials and the grit and bravery of the civil rights movement.

This makes the bravery of Julia and Sveta, a lesbian couple, to appear in the documentary that much more moving.

He had been decorated for bravery nineteen times in his twenty-one-year career.

And she was 81: her death marks a shaming lack of bravery and innovation on the part of younger comics.

But the strength of his arm, and the bravery of his heart could not have defended him long against their determined attack.

Your indomitable bravery will suffice to frustrate the attempt to carry out their plans.

There was no doubting their bravery, of which they had given ample proof; they had simply reached the limit of physical endurance.

Pultusk and Eylau bore witness to his bravery and address on the battlefield, and Napoleon began to relent.

Organisation was his strong point, but he also possessed great physical bravery and many of the qualities of a commander.

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