spavalderia

Definitions of spavalderia
  1. noun
    a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
    synonyms: animo, ardimento, arditezza, baldanza, coraggio, eroismo, fegato, sangue freddo, valore
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    sfida
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
  2. noun
    the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
  3. noun
    impudent aggressiveness
    synonyms: sfrontatezza
  4. noun
    the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
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    audacia, grinta, iniziativa, intraprendenza, spregiudicatezza
    fearless daring
    inverecondia, spudoratezza
    behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
  5. noun
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
    synonyms: prepotenza, prosopopea, protervia, strafottenza, sufficienza, sussiego, tracotanza
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    degnazione
    the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
    assassinio, prepotenza, sopruso, soverchieria
    the trait of being imperious and overbearing
    snobismo
    the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
    esclusiva
    tendency to associate with only a select group
    type of:
    alterezza, alterigia, arroganza, boria, gloria, immodestia, orgoglio, presuntuosità, presunzione, pretensione, prosopopea, spocchia, superbia, vanagloria
    unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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