bravado

[ bruh-vah-doh ]

/ brəˈvɑ doʊ /

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noun, plural bra·va·does, bra·va·dos.

a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.

OTHER WORDS FOR bravado

brag, bluster, bombast, braggadocio.

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Origin of bravado

First recorded in 1575–85; from Spanish bravada (now bravata, from Italian ), equivalent to brav(o)“brave” + -ada noun suffix; see origin at brave, -ade¹

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See courage.

OTHER WORDS FROM bravado

o·ver·bra·va·do, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bravado

bravery, bravado , bravura

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How to use bravado in a sentence

He is wearing an expensive-looking winter coat and a MAGA cap clipped to his backpack, and he is full of bravado over his hijinks during the Capitol takeover.
Inside the Capitol Riot: What the Parler Videos Reveal|by Alec MacGillis|January 17, 2021|ProPublica
On the airwaves, Shapiro presents his arguments with an element of bravado — he’s credited with coining the phrase “facts don’t care about your feelings.”
Politico brought Ben Shapiro on as a ‘Playbook’ guest author to bring balance. It brought a backlash instead.|Elahe Izadi|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
We have to separate the aspirational from the intentional and determine which of the individuals saying despicable things on the internet are just practicing keyboard bravado, or they actually have the intent to do harm.
Security Officials Face the Possibility of a Threat from the Inside on Inauguration Day|Kimberly Dozier|January 14, 2021|Time
As the chopper above the Wharf’s Transit Pier Floating Stage threatened to overwhelm Butler’s voice, her brassy bravado still pierced the autumn air with clarity.
Arena Stage returns to live performances with an outdoor production of the rousing ‘Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak on It!’|Thomas Floyd|October 30, 2020|Washington Post

Amid the cocksure bravado of the adventure-sports world, fluidity is read as weakness.
In Praise of the Adventure Dress|Alison Van Houten|August 22, 2020|Outside Online
Even the legendary 1980s televisions show Dallas is back on the air, selling its twenty-first century brand of Texas bravado.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And we can listen to the pathetic, creepy bravado of a former vice president, wrong on nearly every decision he made.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Picasso, with his polka-dot shirt and clashing tie attempted an air of bravado, but lost confidence by the minute.
Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?|Nick Mafi|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He sees the GOP moving back to its roots as the party advocating for more weapons and more bravado in American foreign policy.
Rubio: We Need Romney’s Foreign Policy|Josh Rogin|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zaharchenko on Friday night projected defiance rather than bravado, no doubt buoyed by the Moscow-sent materiel and fighters.
Ukraine Rebels Boast About Troops and Tanks Coming from Russia|Jamie Dettmer|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Go hoodles, travel without even the protection of a hood; by way of bravado.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
The answer was given slowly, without any bravado, but whatever energy of life there was in the speaker had gone into it.
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
He was surrounded with bravado and devilry, with all the disbanded sins of the Flanders regiments.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
The poor little girl had lost her bravado of the night before.
The Devil|Joseph O'Brien
Her manner at first is a mixture of alternate shyness and bravado.
Two Men of Sandy Bar|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for bravado

bravado

/ (brəˈvɑːdəʊ) /

noun plural -does or -dos

vaunted display of courage or self-confidence; swagger

Word Origin for bravado

C16: from Spanish bravada (modern bravata), from Old Italian bravare to challenge, provoke, from bravo wild, brave

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