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BRAVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
Synonyms:
braveness; bravery; courage; courageousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("braveness" is a kind of...):
spirit (a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character)
Attribute:
brave; courageous (possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "braveness"):
heart; mettle; nerve; spunk (the courage to carry on)
gallantry; heroism; valiance; valiancy; valor; valorousness; valour (the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle))
dauntlessness; intrepidity (resolute courageousness)
Dutch courage (courage resulting from intoxication)
stoutheartedness (the trait of having a courageous spirit)
fearlessness (the trait of feeling no fear)
fortitude (strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage)
Derivation:
brave (invulnerable to fear or intimidation)
brave (possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching)
