Bravery Meaning
/ˈbɹeɪ.və.ɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounBeing brave, courageousness.
nounA brave act.
Sentence Examples
We admire her for her bravery.
I am filled with admiration for your bravery.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldier received a medal for his ____ during the battle.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Everyone admired her ____ in speaking out against the new rules today.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French braverie, from braver (“to brave”), or Italian braveria, from bravare (“to brave”). By surface analysis, brave + -ery.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Huntingdon's ferocity makes the reaction of staff all the more brave. To move towards danger when others are fleeing is the definition of bravery in my book. To place yourself in danger to protect others."
— 2025 November 12, Philip Haigh, “High praise for rail staff's courage and clear thinking”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 50:
"Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day,
And make me travel forth without my cloak,
To let base clouds o'ertake me in my way,
Hiding thy brav'ry in their rotten smoke?"
— 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 34”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
"In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon"
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 3:18:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldier received a medal for his ____ during the battle.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Everyone admired her ____ in speaking out against the new rules today.