bravery
Being brave, courageousnessBeing brave, courageousness.
» Tom admired Mary for her bravery.
Том восхищался Мэри за ее отвагу.
Том восхищался Марией за ее отвагу.
Том восхитился отвагой Мэри.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Being brave, courageousness.
Tapferkeit
хра́бростьxrábrostʹ, сме́лостьsmélostʹ, отва́гаotvága
хоро́брістьxoróbristʹ, сміли́вістьsmilývistʹ, відва́гаvidváha
(countable, rare, usually)A brave act.
сме́лый посту́покsmélyj postúpok
(uncountable, usually)Splendor, magnificence.
- feeling no fear
- a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
Examples
49 sentencesTom admired Mary for her bravery.
ruТом восхищался Мэри за ее отвагу.
We admire Tom for his bravery.
Because of his bravery, I had confidence in him.
I commend Tom for his bravery.
ruЯ хвалю Тома за его храбрость.
Tom received a commendation for bravery for rescuing a woman from a burning house.
deTom erhielt für die Rettung einer Frau aus einem brennenden Haus eine Belobigung für Tapferkeit.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French braverie, from braver (“to brave”), or Italian braveria, fromBorrowed from Middle French braverie, from braver (“to brave”), or Italian braveria, from bravare (“to brave”). By surface analysis, brave + -ery.
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Forms
plural: braveriesSynonyms
7 synonyms- feeling no fear:fearlessness
- a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear:couragecourageousnessbraveness
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable