English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle French braverie, from braver (to brave), or Italian braveria, from bravare (to brave).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪv.ə.ɹi/, /ˈbɹeɪv.ɹi/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪvəɹi, -eɪvɹi

Noun edit

bravery (usually uncountable, plural braveries)

  1. (usually uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.
  2. (countable) A brave act.
  3. Splendor, magnificence.

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References edit

  1. ^ bravery, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.