Word Origin for brave C15: from French, from Italian bravo courageous, wild, perhaps ultimately from Latin barbarus barbarous.

brave (adj.) “exhibiting courage or courageous endurance,” late 15c., from French brave, “splendid, valiant,” from Italian bravo “brave, bold,” originally “wild, savage,” a word of uncertain origin.

Old English translation of the English word brave

1 : having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage a brave soldier a brave smile. 2 : making a fine show : colorful brave banners flying in the wind. 3 : excellent, splendid …

Noun. A person who is brave, strong or fierce when faced with adversity. lionheart. braveheart. hero.

Noun. A woman admired for her courage or noble qualities. heroine. hero. superwoman.

brave

• audacious.
• confident.
• daring.
• fearless.
• foolhardy.
• gallant.
• spunky.
• stout.

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Wiktionary

• brave(adjective) Antonyms: cowardly, mean, fearful, weak. Synonyms: resilient, doughty, courageous, stalwart.
• brave(adjective) Strong in the face of fear; courageous. Synonyms: stalwart, doughty, courageous, resilient. Antonyms: mean, cowardly, weak, fearful.

bold, brave, courageous, intrepid, valiant, valorous, gallant, plucky, lionhearted, stout-hearted, heroic, daring, dynamic, spirited, mettlesome, confident, audacious, indomitable, doughty. unafraid, undaunted, unflinching, unshrinking, unblenching, unabashed.

ease, nerve, easiness, calm, trust, bravery, comfort, steady, happiness, fearlessness, meet, intrepidness, audacity, boldness, courage, endurance, solace, heroism, self-assurance, liking, quietude, fortitude, contentment, brave, dauntlessness, resolution, like, cheer, quiet, confidence, love, face, faith.

: having a stout heart or spirit: a : courageous.

1a : intrepidly daring : adventurous an audacious mountain climber. b : recklessly bold : rash an audacious maneuver. 2 : contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum : insolent an audacious maverick.

This adjective is very bold — if you are audacious, you are daring and unconventional! The adjective audacious comes from the Latin word audacia and means “daring, boldness, courage,” and often gets applied in situations where someone does something pretty unusual, like becoming an astronaut and going to the moon.

SYNONYMS FOR audacious 1 courageous, intrepid, dauntless, venturesome. 3 unabashed, shameless; impertinent, forward.

Audacious love is bold, daring, and recklessly brave. It’s fearless, dauntless, and unrestrained. It’s the kind of love that Jesus demonstrated, and it’s the kind of love he calls us to show others. Audacious love is bold, daring, and recklessly brave.

1. Willingness to take risks: adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audacity, boldness, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daring, daringness, venturesomeness, venturousness.

1 to use wrongly or badly. 2 to interpret wrongly or badly; distort. 3 to lead into deviant or perverted beliefs or behaviour; corrupt.

Also Spar·tan·ic [spahr-tan-ik]. of or relating to Sparta or its people. (usually lowercase) suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere. (usually lowercase) brave; undaunted.

rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent: the austere quality of life in the convent.

1a : favorable opinion especially : excessive appreciation of one’s own worth or virtue … the landlord’s conceit of his own superior knowledge … — Adam Smith. b(1) : a result of mental activity : thought. (2) : individual opinion.

Amicable, which derives from Late Latin amicabilis, meaning “friendly,” is one of a set of English words used to suggest cordial relationships. Amicable, neighborly, companionable, and friendly all mean marked by or exhibiting goodwill and an absence of antagonism.