Definitions for bravura

bravura bra·vu·ra

Spelling: [bruh-vyoo r-uh, -v
IPA: /brəˈvyʊər ə, -ˈvʊər ə; Italian brɑˈvu rɑ/

Bravura is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 67 anagrams from letters in bravura (aabrruv).

Definitions for bravura

noun

  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).

Origin of bravura

1780-90; Italian: spirit, dash. See brave, -ure

Examples for bravura

In the later variations (3, 5, 6, 17) there is little or no bravura.

He gives a bravura physical performance of the act of dying that can only have been born of extensive firsthand experience.

A "Caprice Español" is a bravura realization of Spanish frenzy.

A bravura and finale of light, graceful melody close the opera.

At least, in Rossinis Stabat Mater, there are no bravura airs.

You will find many alterations in the finale of my bravura Variations.

Moran does so with fearless honesty and bravura, but admits she was wary about oversharing when she wrote How to Be a Woman.

This was vintage, bravura Blair: After six hours of questioning he remained defiant, unabashed, and proud.

It was a perfectly played symphony of silhouette, color, and texture—a bravura performance, an aesthetic rarity.

On the drama side, James Spader breaks into the Best Actor category for his bravura scenery chewing on The Blacklist.

Word Value for bravura
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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