Bravish

/ˈbreɪvɪʃ/ adjective

Definition

Somewhat brave or showing a degree of bravery; moderately courageous or bold.

Etymology

From brave plus -ish suffix, which creates adjectives meaning 'somewhat' or 'rather'; -ish allows gradation of qualities.

Kelly Says

The -ish suffix is one of English's best tools for expressing uncertainty or hedging—'bravish' sounds charming but slightly cowardly, suggesting courage mixed with doubt.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥሩ
tiroo
ARالعربية
شجاع
shojā3
BNবাংলা
সাহসী
sahsee
CACatalà
valent
vah-lehnt
CSČeština
statečný
stah-tehch-nee
DADansk
modig
moo-dee-g
DEDeutsch
mutig
moo-tee-g
ELΕλληνικά
τολμηρός
tol-mee-rohs
ESEspañol
valiente
bah-lee-en-teh
FAفارسی
شجاع
shojā3
FISuomi
rohkea
roh-keh-ah
FRFrançais
courageux
koo-rah-joo
GUGU
બહાદુર
bahadur
HAHA
masanin
mah-sah-neen
HEעברית
אמיץ
ah-mee-ts
HIहिन्दी
साहसी
sahsee
HUMagyar
bátor
bah-tohr
IDBahasa Indonesia
berani
peh-rah-nee
IGIG
dị ukwu
dee oo-kwoo
ITItaliano
coraggioso
koh-rah-jee-oh-zoh
JA日本語
勇敢
yūgan
KKKK
ерікті
yerikti
KMKM
ក្លាហាន
klih-haan
KO한국어
용기있는
yong-gi issneun
MRMR
धाडसी
dhaadsee
MSBahasa Melayu
berani
peh-rah-nee
MYမြန်မာ
ရဲရင့်
yeh yahnt
NLNederlands
dapper
dah-pehr
NONorsk
modig
moo-dee-g
PAPA
ਬਹਾਦਰ
bahadur
PLPolski
dzielny
jeh-vnel-nee
PTPortuguês
corajoso
koh-rah-zhoo
RORomână
curajos
koo-rah-yos
RUРусский
храбрый
khra-bree
SVSvenska
modig
moo-dee-g
SWKiswahili
na ujasiri
nah oo-jah-seh-ree
TAதமிழ்
தைரியமான
thairiyamaana
TEతెలుగు
ధైర్యవంతుడు
dhairyavantudu
THไทย
กล้าหาญ
glah han
TLTL
matapang
mah-tah-pahng
TRTürkçe
cesur
jeh-soor
UKУкраїнська
хоробрий
khorob-ree-y
URاردو
بہادر
bahadur
VITiếng Việt
dũng cảm
zoong kham
YOYO
àgbàlọ́
ahg-bah-loh
ZH中文
勇敢
yǒnggǎn
ZUZU
oqonde
oh-kohnd eh

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