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bravest

bravest is the superlative 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

bravest pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only, sometimes preceded by the) Firefighters.
    • New York's bravest

Questions about bravest

What does bravest mean?
Bravest means firefighters.
What is bravest the superlative form of?
Bravest is the superlative form of brave.
What part of speech is bravest?
Bravest is a noun.

Words near bravest in the dictionary

  1. bravers
  2. bravery
  3. braves
  4. braves out
  5. bravesome
  6. bravest
  7. bravi
  8. braving
  9. braving out
  10. bravingly
  11. bravings

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