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Antonyms for bravest
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : breyv |
| Phonetic Transcription : breɪv |
Definition of bravest
Origin :- late 15c., from Middle French brave, "splendid, valiant," from Italian bravo "brave, bold," originally "wild, savage," possibly from Medieval Latin bravus "cutthroat, villain," from Latin pravus "crooked, depraved;" a less likely etymology being from Latin barbarus (see barbarous). A Celtic origin (Irish breagh, Cornish bray) also has been suggested.
- Old English words for this, some with overtones of "rashness," included modig (now "moody"), beald ("bold"), cene ("keen"), dyrstig ("daring"). Brave new world is from the title of Aldous Huxley's 1932 satirical utopian novel; he lifted the phrase from Shakespeare ("Tempest" v.i.183).
- adj bold
- I little thought to find him among the bravest of my own chosen chieftains.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- It was, indeed, a task which might make the heart of the bravest sink within him.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- After a while he would have at the castle a company of the bravest heroes of the earth.
- Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
- Yes, Siegfried will be the bravest hero the world has ever known.
- Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
- If the Lenape are so skillful, why is one of their bravest warriors here?
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- His fear, the kind of fear that the bravest feel, had been driven away by rage.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Bowen, one of the South's bravest generals, was the last to give way.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Bravest and best of children, I thank Heaven that you are rewarded!'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- It contained the bravest news: great news, as Hamish expressed it.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- I will take only the bravest with me, and I will never return without the prize.'
- Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
Synonyms for bravest
- adventurous
- audacious
- chin-up
- chivalrous
- confident
- courageous
- daring
- dashing
- dauntless
- defiant
- doughty
- fearless
- firm
- foolhardy
- forward
- gallant
- game
- gritty
- gutsy
- hardy
- heroic
- herolike
- imprudent
- indomitable
- intrepid
- lionhearted
- militant
- nervy
- plucky
- reckless
- resolute
- spirited
- spunky
- stalwart
- stout
- stouthearted
- strong
- unabashed
- unafraid
- unblenching
- undauntable
- undaunted
- undismayed
- unfearful
- valiant
- valorous
- venturesome
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