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impetuous
English
Etymology
From Middle English impetuous, from Old French impetueux, from Late Latin impetu?sus (“violent”), from Latin impetus (“attack, violence”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im?p?t?u?s/
Adjective
impetuous (comparative more impetuous, superlative most impetuous)
- Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
- 1880, John Weeks Moore, Complete Encyclopaedia of Music, "Beethoven, Louis Van":
- But it was natural, that the impetuous, restless young artist should incline more to excess of strength than of delicacy in his playing.
- 1880, John Weeks Moore, Complete Encyclopaedia of Music, "Beethoven, Louis Van":
- Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence.
- 1794, Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, vol. II, chapter I:
- He stands, and views in the faint rays
Far, far below, the torrent's rising surge,
And listens to the wild impetuous roar
- He stands, and views in the faint rays
- 1917 rev. 1925, Ezra Pound, "Canto I"
- Unsheathed the narrow sword,
- I sat to keep off the impetuous impotent dead ...
- 1794, Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, vol. II, chapter I:
Synonyms
- impulsive
- hasty
- rash
- hotheaded
Derived terms
- impetuously
- impetuousness
Translations
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brave
English
Etymology
From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see there).
Pronunciation
- enPR: br?v, IPA(key): /b?e?v/
- Rhymes: -e?v
Adjective
brave (comparative braver, superlative bravest)
- Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
- Synonyms: bold, daring, doughty, orped, resilient, stalwart
- Antonyms: cowardly, fearful, mean, weak
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Chapter 21:
- Do not fret, dear. You must be brave and strong, and help me through the horrible task. If you only knew what an effort it is to me to tell of this fearful thing at all, you would understand how much I need your help.
- 1987, Michael Grumley, The Last Diary:
- […] he has been so brave, giving it all a dignity.
- (obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Plantations
- Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.
- February 18, 1666, Samuel Pepys,, diary entry
- It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Plantations
- Making a fine show or display.
- 1611, John Cooke, Greene's Tu Quoque
- For I have gold, and therefore will be brave. / In silks I'll rattle it of every color.
- 1867, Ralph Waldo Emerson, May-Day
- Frog and lizard in holiday coats / And turtle brave in his golden spots.
- So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills, […] a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- 1611, John Cooke, Greene's Tu Quoque
Synonyms
- (courageous): See also Thesaurus:brave
Translations
Noun
brave (plural braves)
- (dated) A Native American warrior.
- (obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
- 1677, John Dryden, The State of Innocence
- Hot braves like thee may fight.
- 1677, John Dryden, The State of Innocence
- (obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
Translations
Verb
brave (third-person singular simple present braves, present participle braving, simple past and past participle braved)
- (transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act IV, sc. 3:
- For Cassius is aweary of the world;
- Hated by one he loves; braved by his brother;
- Checked like a bondman; all his faults observed,
- Set in a notebook, learned, and conned by rote,
- To cast into my teeth.
- 1670, John Dryden, The Indian Emperour, or, The Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards:
- The ills of Love, not those of Fate, I fear,
- These I can brave, but those I cannot bear […]
- 1773, A Farmer, Rivington's New-York Gazetteer, Number 53, December 2
- […] but they [Parliament] never will be braved into it.
- After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act IV, sc. 3:
- (transitive, obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy.
- ca. 1590–92, William Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, sc. 3 (addressed to a tailor; first use in sense of "adorn", second and third uses in sense of "confront"):
- Face not me. Thou hast braved many men; brave
- not me. I will neither be faced nor braved.
- ca. 1590–92, William Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew, Act IV, sc. 3 (addressed to a tailor; first use in sense of "adorn", second and third uses in sense of "confront"):
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Baver
Esperanto
Etymology 1
brava +? -e
Adverb
brave
- bravely, valiantly
Etymology 2
From Italian bravo.
Interjection
brave
- bravo
French
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Italian bravo. Compare Spanish, Portuguese bravo. Doublet of bravo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?av/
Adjective
brave (plural braves)
- brave
- honest
Synonyms
- courageux
- bon
- honnête
- preux
Noun
brave m (plural braves)
- hero
Related terms
Further reading
- “brave” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- baver
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?v?
Adjective
brave
- inflection of brav:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
brave
- feminine plural of bravo
Norman
Etymology
From Late Latin *bravus.
Adjective
brave m or f
- brave
Derived terms
- bravement (“bravely”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
brave
- definite singular/plural of brav
Pali
Alternative forms
Verb
brave
- first-person singular present/imperative middle of br?ti (“to say”)
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