BRAVURA


Meaning of BRAVURA in English

brəˈv(y)u̇rə, -ürə also bräˈ- or brȧˈ- noun

( -s )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Italian, literally, bravado, bravery, from bravare to show off + -ura -ure — more at bravado

1.

a. : a florid brilliant virtuoso musical composition

the stunning bravuras of Verdi

b. : the virtuosic execution of a musical composition or passage by a performer

2. : a show of daring or brilliancy

he organized all sorts of bravura stunts, the more senseless or dangerous the better — Charles Ingle

3. : an aggressively confident and commanding air

the sinister smiling figure … making a bravura exit before the vote — New Republic

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