Bravo

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • interjection. Used to express approval, especially of a performance.
  • n. A shout or cry of "bravo.”
  • v. To express approval of by shouting "bravo.”
  • verb-intransitive. To shout "bravo.”
  • n. A villain, especially a hired killer.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
  • n. A shout of "bravo!"
  • n. The letter B in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
  • interjection. Used to express appreciation, especially to a performer.
  • v. To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
  • interjection. Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Well done! good! sometimes used as a noun: as, “with bravo and handclapping,”
  • [It Italian the word is an adjective, and the correct usage is to say bravo to a male singer or actor, brava to a female, and bravi to a company; but in French and properly in English the word is a mere interjection. Careful persons familiar with the Italian usage do, however, discriminate as to gender.]
  • n. A daring villain a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; an assassin or murderer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
  • v. applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'
  • n. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cheer    applaud    spat    clap    acclaim   
    Variant
    bravoes   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bandit    excellent    good    fine    desperado   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Pavo   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    salga    poisoner    palo    papel    estudiante    ingeniero    caballero    militar    bruscamente    portero