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bravura en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /bɹəˈvjʊəɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Italian bravura (“skill”), from bravo (“good, skilful”). Compare bravado.

Meanings

  1. Highly showy; ostentatious.
    • But that won't stop the breakout star of the A&E reality series Dallas Three Ways from delivering one of his bravura, impromptu mini-lectures on the subject of Murphy's history of homophobic stand-up comedy. 2016, Christopher Kelly, The Pink Bus, Maple Shade, New Jersey: Lethe Press, page 116:
    • Look closely, and the minute interconnectedness of her novels is a bravura achievement. 2012, John Mullan, What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved, page 4:

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more bravura Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most bravura Degree=Sup lexicographic

bravura en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /bɹəˈvjʊəɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Italian bravura (“skill”), from bravo (“good, skilful”). Compare bravado.

Meanings

  1. A highly technical or difficult piece, usually written for effect.
  2. A display of daring.
    • Yet just as, in opposition to the majority, I admired Fosse's Nightsongs and The Girl On The Sofa, so I found myself absorbed by this 70-minute play; and, whatever it may mean, there is no denying the production's visual bravura. 2011 May 11, Michael Billington, “I Am the Wind”, in The Guardian:

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bravure Number=Plur lexicographic
bravuras Number=Plur lexicographic