Bravado
1Bravado — Bra*va do, n., pl. {Bravadoes}. [Sp. bravada, bravata, boast, brag: cf. F. bravade. See {Brave}.] Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace. [1913 Webster] In spite of our host s bravado. Irving. [1913 Webster] …
2Bravado — may refer to:* A pretense of bravery * The quality or state of being foolhardy * A blustering swaggering conduct * The Bravados * Bravado is the second track by the Canadian power trio Rush on their 1991 album, Roll the Bones * A vehicle… …
3bravado — index audacity, pretense (ostentation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4bravado — (n.) 1580s, from Fr. bravade bragging, boasting, from It. bravata bragging, boasting (16c.), from bravare brag, boast, be defiant, from bravo (see BRAVE (Cf. brave) (adj.)). Influenced in form by Spanish words ending in ado …
5bravado — [n] boastfulness blowing, bluff, bluster, boasting, bombast, braggadocio, bragging, bullying, crowing*, fancy talk*, fuming*, gasconade, grandiosity, guts*, hot air*, pomposity, pretension, raging, railing, rant, selfglorification, storming,… …
6bravado — ► NOUN ▪ boldness intended to impress or intimidate. ORIGIN Spanish bravada, from bravo brave …
7bravado — [brə vä′dō] n. [altered < Sp bravada < bravo, BRAVE] pretended courage or defiant confidence when one is really afraid …
8bravado — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sheer ▪ mere ▪ false, forced ▪ macho, male ▪ typical (esp …
9bravado — bravery, bravado, bravura Bravery is a general word for ‘being brave’ or ‘brave action’ (as a virtue), whereas bravado means ‘ostentatious courage or boldness’, often concealing fear or reluctance: • It was a gesture of bravado rather than a… …
10bravado — [[t]brəvɑ͟ːdoʊ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people. You won t get away with this, he said with unexpected bravado …
