Definition of bravura
1 music : a musical passage requiring exceptional agility and technical skill in execution
2 : a florid brilliant style
3 : a show of daring or brilliance
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Cameron’s technological advances and universe-building bravura forced Besson to try harder, which can only be a good thing since Valerian—
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The fictional series tells that grim story with a bravura energy that recalls films by Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee.
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His bravura is balanced nicely by the drier humor of Michael J. Smith as Sitting Bull.
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Rogers had a bravura season in 2017, winning NCAA championships in the 800 indoors and outdoors.
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Touching, thought-provoking, with a bravura multi-role performance by James Lecesne.
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The second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was a bravura piece of television.
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A dancer as stylish as the Lar Lubovitch alumnus Barton Cowperthwaite, as Paris, can expect real bravura opportunities.
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Yes, plenty of trumpeters play with more bravura, but ostentation never has figured into Lewis' art.
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Origin and Etymology of bravura
Italian, literally, bravery, from bravare to show off — more at bravado
Examples of bravura in a Sentence
a truly bravura performance of the ballet that brought the crowd to its feet
Origin and Etymology of bravura
adjective derivative of 1bravura
BRAVURA Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of bravura for English Language Learners
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: great skill and energy in doing something (such as performing on a stage)
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