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View synonyms for bravura

bravura

[ bruh-vyoor-uh, -voor-uh; Italian brah-voo-rah ]

noun

plural bravuras, Italian bravure [b, r, ah-, voo, -, r, e].
  1. Music. a florid passage or piece requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.
  2. a display of daring; brilliant performance.


adjective

  1. Music. spirited; florid; brilliant (applied chiefly to vocal but occasionally to instrumental compositions).

bravura

/ -ˈvʊərə; brəˈvjʊərə /

noun

  1. a display of boldness or daring
  2. music
    1. brilliance of execution
    2. ( as modifier )

      a bravura passage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bravura1

First recorded in 1780–90; from Italian: literally, “spirit, dash”; brave, -ure
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bravura1

C18: from Italian: spirit, courage, from bravare to show off, see bravado
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Example Sentences

But on the positive side, Woo has lost none of his love for the practical bravura of elaborate, ludicrous stunts, nor any of his way with camera movement and editing that complements choreography.

I could more or less track the dramatic through line from my knowledge of the original show, but the psychology gets lost in the bravura of the moment.

It unsettles the viewer on a bone-deep level, the tension bursting like a bubble on a bravura music cue.

In this bit of bravura filmmaking, Nichols demonstrates a slick style and rhythmic musicality that instantly draws us into this world.

Underneath all that bravura was a reserved man.

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