bravery

[brey-vuh-ree, breyv-ree]

noun

plural

braveries 

1. brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor.

   Synonyms: spunk, mettle, nerve, audacity, spirit, pluck, heroism, prowess, daring, boldness, fearlessness, intrepidity
   Antonyms: cowardice

2. showiness; splendor; magnificence.

Other Word Forms

• overbravery noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bravery¹

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

Synonym Study

See courage.

Example Sentences

Winning them over with humor helped him with “honing my bravery on stage.”

From Los Angeles Times

Thanks to his bravery, and that of his fellow soldiers, the Germans were held up just long enough for Indian and British reinforcements to arrive.

From BBC

They confuse cruelty with bravery and kindness with weakness while scraping and bowing before their dark lord Donny.

From Salon

But Higuita had both the bravado and bravery of a child who lost his mother when he was young, growing up with his grandparents in a Medellin neighbourhood gripped by drug feuds and social problems.

From BBC

The IWA says their choice of the colour pink symbolises bravery.

From BBC

Related Words

• courage 
• daring 
• fearlessness www.thesaurus.com
• fortitude 
• gallantry 
• grit 
• heroism 
• mettle 
• spirit 
• spunk 
• valor