brave vs daring

brave

adj
  • Strong in the face of fear; courageous. 

  • Making a fine show or display. 

  • Foolish or unwise. 

verb
  • After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform. 

  • To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke. 

daring

adj
  • Courageous or showing bravery; doughty. 

  • Racy; sexually provocative. 

  • Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold. 

noun
  • Boldness. 

How often have the words brave and daring occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )