WordNet: brave, courageous

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville"; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth"; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"

• also see adventuresome, adventurous

• also see fearless, unafraid

• also see bold

• also see resolute

• attribute braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness

• similar to desperate, heroic

• similar to gallant

• similar to game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky

• similar to lionhearted

• similar to stalwart, stouthearted

• similar to undaunted

• similar to valiant, valorous

brave

• (englanti) cowardly (antonym)

• (englanti) braveness (derivationally related)
• (suomi) rohkea (synonyymi)

courageous

• (englanti) courage (derivationally related)

• (englanti) courageousness (derivationally related)
• (suomi) urhoollinen (synonyymi)