Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The quality of being brave; bravery: as “the braveness of the exploit,”
Wiktionary
- n. The characteristic of being brave.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The quality of state or being brave.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
Examples
“That's the way I see it a good deal now with all that kind of braveness in some of the colored people.”
Three Lives Stories of The Good Anna, Melanctha and The Gentle Lena
“Thats the way I see it a good deal now with all that kind of braveness in some of the colored people.”
“I wish to give some kind of braveness to other people, just tell them it's so easy.”
“Bergen quotes Muhammad Musa, "a laconic, massively built commander" who led 600 Afghan soldiers to the Tora Bora front lines, on the fanatical braveness of al-Qaeda's fighters.”
“I was greatly moved by the braveness of the survivors who are encouraging themselves in trying to live on through this enormous disaster," the emperor said.”
The Wall Street Journal: Emperor Akihito Urges His Stricken Nation to Continue On
“We have matured certainly as we can win tonight when we are less creative but with intelligence, braveness and calm.”
The Guardian: Arsenal's Theo Walcott misses cup final, Cesc Fábregas a major doubt
“These are brilliant programmes, some telling stories from much closer to home? one includes an American army deserter? and all full of stubborn courage, braveness, luck and some jaw-dropping cruelty.”
“Mr. Seda, whose face invites us in even as it gives nothing away, deserves most of the credit for clarifying a simple mystery at the heart of braveness; how, stripped to his elemental self, a hero is a kind of innocent.”
“This is the day of the braveness and sacrifice of the martyrs.”
“Defending is braveness, and losing with an effort is braveness: Sebastien Squillaci, I salute you.”
The Guardian: Wigan Athletic 2-2 Arsenal | Premier League match report
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yarb ...the dignified resilience
that humans, or some, are capable of still,
evinced in the sad braveness of the bereaved
whose daughter, being blind, observed no warning.
- Peter Reading, Hints, from Diplopic, 1983 Jun 30, 2008