bravery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
    courageousness; braveness; courage.
  2. noun feeling no fear
    fearlessness.

WordNet


Brav"er*y noun
Etymology
Cf. F. braverie.
Definitions
  1. The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.
    Remember, sir, my liege, . . . The natural bravery of your isle. Shak.
  2. The act of braving; defiance; bravado. Obs.
    Reform, then, without bravery or scandal of former times and persons.
  3. Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress.
    With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery. Shak.
    Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim. Milton.
  4. A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau. Obs.
    A man that is the bravery of his age. Beau. & Fl.
    Syn. -- Courage; heroism; interpidity; gallantry; valor; fearlessness; dauntlessness; hardihood; manfulness. See Courage, and Heroism.

Webster 1913