brave: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of brave
adj
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
Making a fine show or display.
- UK, euphemistic
Foolish or unwise.
- obsolete
Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
Listed forms: braver, bravest.
Source: Wiktionary — brave.
noun
- dated
A Native American warrior.
- obsolete
A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
- obsolete
A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
Listed forms: braves.
Source: Wiktionary — brave.
verb
- transitive
To encounter or withstand with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
Example: After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform.
- obsolete, transitive
To adorn; to make fine or showy.
Listed forms: braves, braving, braved.
Source: Wiktionary — brave.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for brave.
adjective
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
adjective
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
adjective
brightly colored and showy
verb
face and withstand with courage
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is brave in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of brave
B(3) + R(1) + A(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of brave
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from brave
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