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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BRAVA'DO, n. A boast or brag; an arrogant menace, intended to intimidate.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a swaggering show of courage [syn: bravado, bluster]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -does or -dos) Etymology: Middle French bravade & Old Spanish bravata, from Old Italian bravata, from bravare to challenge, show off, from bravo Date: circa 1580 1. a. blustering swaggering conduct b. a pretense of bravery 2. the quality or state of being foolhardy

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress. Etymology: Sp. bravata f. bravo: cf. BRAVE, -ADO

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bravado Bra*va"do (br[.a]*v[=a]"d[-o]), n., pl. Bravadoes (-d[-o]z). [Sp. bravada, bravata, boast, brag: cf. F. bravade. See Brave.] Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace. In spite of our host's bravado. --Irving.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people. 'You won't get away with this,' he said with unexpected bravado.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Boast, boasting, brag, bluster, storming, furious bombast.

Moby Thesaurus

adventuresomeness, adventurousness, arrogance, audaciousness, audacity, balls, bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, blustering, boast, boastfulness, boasting, bold front, boldness, bombast, brag, braggadocio, braggartism, bragging, brash bearing, brashness, brassiness, bravura, brazenness, bullying, bumptiousness, bustle, cheekiness, cockiness, conceit, contempt, contemptuousness, daring, daringness, defial, defiance, defying, derision, derring-do, despite, disdain, disregard, enterprise, fanfaronade, flurry, fluster, foolhardiness, front, fuss, gasconade, gasconism, hectoring, heroics, impertinence, impudence, insolence, intimidation, jactation, jactitation, machismo, overboldness, pertness, pretentiousness, rant, rodomontade, sauciness, self-assurance, side, splutter, sputter, swagger, swashbucklery, vanity, vaunt, vauntery, vaunting, venturesomeness, venturousness