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