bravado

Pronunciation: /bɹɑˈvɑdoʊ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a swaggering show of courage

Etymology

From French bravade (“bragging or boasting”), from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo. Compare bravura.

In classic literature

Synonyms

bluster

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
ostentation

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