bravura
Definitions of bravura
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moral excellence or admirablenesssynonyms: bontàtypes:bel modo, convenevolezza, cortesia, delicatezza, distinzione, garbatezza, garbo, gentilezza, graziathe quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympatheticvertude, vertute, vertù, virtude, virtute, virtùthe quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrongbenevolenzaan inclination to do kind or charitable actsavvertenzakind and considerate regard for otherstype of:moralitàconcern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
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the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectuallysynonyms: competenza, destrezza, maestria, perizia, praticaantonyms:incompetenzalack of physical or intellectual ability or qualificationstype of:abilità, capacità, facilità, facoltà, possibilitàthe quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
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the state of being cognitively skillfulsynonyms: competenza, destrezza, maestria, perizia, praticatypes:coordinazionethe skillful and effective interaction of movementsversatilitàhaving a wide variety of skillsceleritàskillful performance or ability without difficultyprofessionalitàskillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarityefficienzaskillfulness in avoiding wasted time and efforttype of:
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