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bravura Definition

bra·vura (brə vyo̵orə; It brä vo̵̅o̅rä)

noun

  1. a bold attempt or display of daring; dash
  2. Music
    1. a brilliant passage or piece that displays the performer's skill and technique
    2. brilliant technique

Etymology: It, bravery, spirit < bravo, brave

adjective

characterized by bravura

bravura Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • technical: Gorsky's airy choreography is sheer joy, and abounds in wit and technical bravura.
  • sheer: The sheer bravura of that, the regard the project would get me.

Modifies a noun

  • performance: How impressed we all were with his bravura performance on network TV!
  • piece: In short, this is a bravura piece of filmmaking that demands to be seen.
  • display: But the laughs are still there, along with a bravura display of storytelling.
  • sequence: Halliwell's Film Guide - Long, well-made, downbeat epic with deeper than usual characterization and several bravura sequences.
  • solo: Xiaochun talents are fully formed and he performs each bravura solo as if he was ready for Carnegie Hall.
  • scene: Audiard and his cinematographer, Stéphane Fontaine, unspool this bravura scene with terrific verve and fluency.

Browse dictionary entries near bravura

  1. bravo
  2. bravissimo
  3. bravery
  4. bravely
  5. brave new world
  6. brave
  7. bravado
  8. brava
  9. braunschweiger
  10. Braunschweig
  1. braw
  2. brawl
  3. brawn
  4. brawny
  5. braxy
  6. bray
  7. brayer
  8. Braz
  9. braze
  10. brazen