English → Latin
“bravery” in Latin
virtūsmanhood, manliness, virility; courage, valor, resoluteness, gallantry; virtue, goodnessācrimōniasharpness, pungency; acrimony, austeritycolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,iactōto throw, cast, hurl; to scatter, toss; to disturb, disquiet, torment, agitate, shockvendĭtātĭoa specious display
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bravery
boldness: fortitude, fortis animus, virtus (virtus shows itself in energetic action, and acts on the offensive: fortitudo in energetic resistance and unshrinking endurance: like constantia): acrimonia (fiery courage). To be of distinguished personal bravery, manu fortem or promtum esse.
Splendor, etc., splendor, omatus, cultus, etc.
Boastful show, jactantia, ostcntatio, venditatio: ostentatio sui: jactantia sui (Tac..): vana de se praedicatio: jactantia circulartoria.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bravery?
- The usual Latin words for “bravery” are virtūs, ācrimōnia, colō; also iactō, vendĭtātĭo. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.