Bravado
/bɹɑːˈvɑːdoʊ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A swaggering show of defiance or courage. countable, uncountable
"The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado."
- 2 a swaggering show of courage wordnet
- 3 A superficial show of courage. countable, uncountable
- 4 A swaggerer; a braggart. countable, obsolete, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To swagger; to brag. intransitive, obsolete
Example
More examples"True bravery is quite another thing from bravado."
Etymology
From French bravade (“bragging or boasting”), from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo. Compare bravura.