Definitions
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French braverie, from braver (“to brave”), or Italian braveria, from bravare (“to brave”). By surface analysis, brave + -ery.
Used in a sentence
“Huntingdon's ferocity makes the reaction of staff all the more brave. To move towards danger when others are fleeing is the definition of bravery in my book. To place yourself in danger to protect others.”
“Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day, And make me travel forth without my cloak, To let base clouds o'ertake me in my way, Hiding thy brav'ry in their rotten smoke?”
“In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Boldness under threat”7 letters
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