brave in WordNet English dictionary

1. invulnerable to fear or intimidation
   "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
   audacious  brave  dauntless  fearless  hardy  intrepid  unfearing 
   
2. 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"
   brave  courageous 
   
3. brightly colored and showy
   "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"
   brave  braw  gay 
   

1. people who are brave
   "the home of the free and the brave"
   brave 
   
2. a North American Indian warrior
   brave 
   

1. face and withstand with courage
   "She braved the elements"
   weather  endure  brave  brave out