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Antonyms for braves

Grammar : Verb
Spell : breyv
Phonetic Transcription : breɪv

Definition of braves

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).
  • verb endure bad situation
Example sentences :
  • Will Messer Agostino give us the names of any of the braves who were with him?
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • But those three braves yonder are something more than convalescent.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Just then a whoop rang out from the braves at the gap and was followed by a chorus of them.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • It is only because he braves us that we pursue him, and in the face of our opponents and Parliament we cannot do less.
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • "The bodies of the two braves still lie upon the ground," said Raven Wing.
  • Extract from : « Hawk Eye » by David Cory
  • Probably one or two braves had been left to watch the cleft.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • He roared with pain and mortification, but the other braves thought it very amusing.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
  • He was told that some of his cowardly "braves" had stolen the paleface's kettles.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
  • Once one of the braves shook his tomahawk at her through a window.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
  • Torn with hate's unrest He called a council and his braves addressed.
  • Extract from : « Custer, and Other Poems. » by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Synonyms for braves

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