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braver

braver is the comparative form of brave.

Meaning of brave

Adjective

brave (comparative braver or more brave, superlative bravest or most brave)

  1. Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
    • For miſerie doth braueſt mindes abate, / And make them ſeeke for that they wont to ſcorne, / Of fortune and of hope at once forlorne.1578–1579, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale. [...] Dedicated to the Right Honorable the Ladie Compton and Mountegle”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the...
    Antonyms:
    cowardly, fearful, mean, weak
  2. (obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
    • Is it not paſſing braue to be a King,
      And ride in triumph through Perſepolis?c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  3. Making a fine show or display.
    • Their plumed helmes are wrought with beaten golde,
      Their ſwords enameld, and about their neckes
      Hangs maſſie chaines of golde downe to the waſte,
      In euery part exceding braue and rich.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  4. (UK, euphemistic) Foolish or unwise.
    Synonyms:
    courageous

See all 11 meanings of brave

Noun

braver (plural bravers)

  1. One who braves something.
    • a reckless braver of dangers

Proper noun capitalized: Braver

Braver (plural Bravers)

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Forms of braver

Noun
pluralbravers
Proper noun
pluralBravers

Origin of braver

Jewish surname of Yiddish origin.

Words that rhyme with braver

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about braver

What does braver mean?
Braver means one who braves something.
What is braver the comparative form of?
Braver is the comparative form of brave.
What part of speech is braver?
Braver can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of braver?
The plural of braver is bravers.

Words near braver in the dictionary

  1. bravened
  2. braveness
  3. bravenesses
  4. bravening
  5. bravens
  6. braver
  7. braveries
  8. Braverman
  9. Bravermans
  10. bravers
  11. bravery

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