Bravado Definition

brə-vädō
bravadoes, bravados
noun
bravadoes, bravados
A show of bravery or defiance, often in order to make a false impression or mislead someone.
American Heritage
Showy courage or defiant confidence, often, specif., when one is actually afraid.
Webster's New World
The definition of bravado is behavior by a scared person that shows courage.
An example of bravado is showing false confidence while interviewing for a job for which you are unqualified.
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Other Word Forms of Bravado

Noun

Singular:
bravado
Plural:
bravadoes, bravados

Origin of Bravado

  • French bravade (“bragging or boasting”). Which comes from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo.

    From Wiktionary

  • French bravade Old Spanish bravada swagger, bravery both ultimately from Vulgar Latin brabus brave brave

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bravado Sentence Examples

  • Most of Baratto's bravado had disap­peared.

  • A dinner party is a useful way to display such bravado.

  • But men have the bravado to pretend they know all about it.

  • Later Sadducees, who actually bore the name, resisted this and all the characteristics of the Pharisees and continued to flatter the predominant foreigner - Greek or Roman - by imitating him with less reckless bravado than the first Hellenizers and with growing assurance.

  • I love that even tho Johnny Borrell swaggers around like an autistic bouncer, his lyrics express a sensitivity at odds with his bravado.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRA

Words Ending With

ODOADO

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Words Starting With B and Ending With O

Starts With B & Ends With OStarts With BR & Ends With OStarts With B & Ends With DO

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