Brave and Keen

Brave

Brave adjective - Of the very best kind.

Usage example: the gourmet food shop is off to a brave start

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Keen and brave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keen" instead an adjective "Brave".

Nearby Words: bravery, bravely, braved, braving

Keen adjective - Of the very best kind.

Usage example: that new digital camera sure is keen

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Brave and keen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brave" instead an adjective "Keen".

Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

brave life

keen life

Brave: Queen Elinor; you'd think it'd be King Fergus, but the movie is very keen on showing that Elinor is the real boss.

Source: Big Good
Lampshaded in "Feeling Pinkie Keen" when Twilight Sparkle is facing a giant Hydra to buy time for her friends' escape.Twilight Sparkle: Oooh... what would a brave pony like Rainbow Dash do?

Source: Characters / Friendship Is Magic: Rainbow Dash
Members of the Gorajo tribe don't have personal names and instead call themselves by their rank (Cub, Little, Naive, Keen, Brave, Brah, Naabe, Wise, Adept or Sachem) and role within the tribe.

Source: Luke Nounverber

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