Bravery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

feeling no fear

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɐlˈiːtʃiᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈeɪvəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈeɪvəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kɐlˈiːtʃiᵻz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

braveness courage courageousness fearlessness

Antonyms

cowardice fear

Word Forms

courageous	adjective	possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; - Herman Melville; - William Wordsworth
brave	adjective	invulnerable to fear or intimidation
fearless	adjective	invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tapferkeit

eine Geistesqualität, die es Ihnen ermöglicht, Gefahren oder Schmerzen zu begegnen, ohne Angst zu zeigen

🇫🇷French

bravoure

une qualité d'esprit qui vous permet d'affronter le danger ou la douleur sans montrer de peur

🇪🇸Spanish

valentía

Una cualidad del espíritu que te permite enfrentar el peligro o el dolor sin mostrar miedo.

🇮🇹Italian

coraggio

una qualità dello spirito che ti consente di affrontare il pericolo o il dolore senza mostrare paura

🇳🇱Dutch

moed

een kwaliteit van geest die je in staat stelt gevaar of pijn het hoofd te bieden zonder angst te tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bravura

uma qualidade de espírito que lhe permite enfrentar o perigo ou a dor sem demonstrar medo

🇷🇺Russian

храбрость

качество духа, которое позволяет вам противостоять опасности или боли, не проявляя страха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वीरता

आत्मा का एक गुण जो आपको बिना डरे खतरे या दर्द का सामना करने में सक्षम बनाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সাহসিকতা

আত্মার একটি গুণ যা আপনাকে ভয় না দেখিয়ে বিপদ বা ব্যথার মুখোমুখি হতে সক্ষম করে

🇮🇳Tamil

வீரம்

பயம் காட்டாமல் ஆபத்து அல்லது வலியை எதிர்கொள்ள உதவும் ஆவியின் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

శౌర్యం

భయం చూపించకుండా ప్రమాదం లేదా బాధను ఎదుర్కోవడానికి మిమ్మల్ని అనుమతించే ఆత్మ యొక్క నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

शौर्य

आत्म्याची एक गुणवत्ता जी तुम्हाला भीती न दाखवता धोक्याचा किंवा वेदनांचा सामना करण्यास सक्षम करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહાદુરી

ભાવનાની ગુણવત્તા જે તમને ભય દર્શાવ્યા વિના ભય અથવા પીડાનો સામનો કરવા સક્ષમ બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೌರ್ಯ

ಭಯವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸದೆ ಅಪಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ನೋವನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸಲು ನಿಮಗೆ ಅನುವು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡುವ ಚೈತನ್ಯದ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധീരത

ഭയം കാണിക്കാതെ അപകടമോ വേദനയോ നേരിടാൻ നിങ്ങളെ പ്രാപ്തരാക്കുന്ന ആത്മാവിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹਾਦਰੀ

ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਗੁਣ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਡਰ ਦਿਖਾਏ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਦਰਦ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہادری

روح کا ایک معیار جو آپ کو خوف ظاہر کیے بغیر خطرے یا درد کا سامنا کرنے کے قابل بناتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

勇敢

一种精神品质，使您能够面对危险或痛苦而不表现出恐惧

🇯🇵Japanese

勇気

恐れを示さずに危険や痛みに立ち向かうことができる精神の質

🇰🇷Korean

용감

두려움을 나타내지 않고 위험이나 고통에 직면할 수 있게 해주는 정신의 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lòng dũng cảm

một phẩm chất tinh thần cho phép bạn đối mặt với nguy hiểm hoặc đau đớn mà không tỏ ra sợ hãi

🇹🇭Thai

ความกล้าหาญ

คุณภาพของจิตวิญญาณที่ทำให้คุณเผชิญกับอันตรายหรือความเจ็บปวดได้โดยไม่ต้องแสดงความกลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

keberanian

kualitas jiwa yang memungkinkan Anda menghadapi bahaya atau rasa sakit tanpa menunjukkan rasa takut

🇵🇭Filipino

katapangan

isang kalidad ng espiritu na nagbibigay-daan sa iyo na harapin ang panganib o sakit nang hindi nagpapakita ng takot

🇲🇾Malay

keberanian

kualiti semangat yang membolehkan anda menghadapi bahaya atau kesakitan tanpa menunjukkan ketakutan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شجاعة

نوعية الروح التي تمكنك من مواجهة الخطر أو الألم دون إظهار الخوف

🇮🇷Persian

شجاعت

کیفیتی از روح که شما را قادر می سازد بدون ترس از خود با خطر یا درد روبرو شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

cesaret

korku göstermeden tehlike veya acıyla yüzleşmenizi sağlayan bir ruh kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אומץ לב

איכות רוח המאפשרת לך להתמודד עם סכנה או כאב מבלי להראות פחד

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