Bravo

//ˈbɹɑvoʊ// intj, name, noun, verb

intj, name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.

    "As for Rochester, he had not genius enough to enter the lists with Dryden, so he fell upon another method of revenge; and meanly hired bravoes to assault him."

  2. 2
    a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance wordnet
  3. 3
    A shout of "bravo!"

    "There was a roar of bravoes rang through the house; Pen bellowing with the loudest."

  4. 4
    a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed wordnet
  5. 5
    Alternative letter-case form of Bravo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of
Verb
  1. 1
    To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!

    ""And my Sunbeam was bravoed, and encored, and crowned with flowers, was she not?""

  2. 2
    applaud with shouts of ‘bravo’ or ‘brava’ wordnet
Intj
  1. 1
    Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.

    "Bravo, you have done a brilliant job!"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.

Synonyms

All synonyms
assassinassassinassassinatorbanditbelligerentbickerer

Example

More examples

"There were many journalists who praised Ogawa with, "bravo, good show!""

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian bravo. Doublet of brave.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Bravo.

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