Synonyms for bravado
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bruh-vah-doh |
| Phonetic Transcription : brəˈvɑ doʊ |
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Définition of bravado
Origin :- 1580s, from French bravade "bragging, boasting," from Italian bravata "bragging, boasting" (16c.), from bravare "brag, boast, be defiant," from bravo (see brave (adj.)). The English word was influenced in form by Spanish words ending in -ado.
- noun boastfulness
- My tone was purposed insolence; I met his look with bravado.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- There was something in the man's tone of bravado that stamped it genuine.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- His eyes fell, his bravado vanished, he fumbled with the cutlery.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The last fragment of self-respect, of bravado even, was in tatters.
- Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
- At times, when all had turned their backs, she kissed him, out of a sort of bravado.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- When he saw Mathieu come in he believed in some act of bravado, and almost choked.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- After this bit of bravado I felt better, and I thought over the situation.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- "You daresn't send me there," muttered Shad, with a feeble attempt at bravado.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- He admired Lydia, and with some wild impulse of his own, loved her bravado.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- He, too, was wandering about the town, and the bravado of his suit to her came back to him.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
Antonyms for bravado
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