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    BRAVENESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fearplay

    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)

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