bravura

views updated Jun 11 2018

bra·vu·ra / brəˈv(y)oōrə/ • n. great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity: the recital ended with a blazing display of bravura [as adj.] a bravura performance. ∎  the display of great daring: the show of bravura hid a guilty timidity.

bravura

views updated May 21 2018

bravura XVIII. — It., f. bravo BRAVE; see -URE.

bravura

views updated May 29 2018

bravura (It.). Courage, or swagger. A bravura passage calls for a brilliant and extrovert display of vocal or instr. technique.