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brazen

[ brey-zuhn ]

adjective

  1. shameless or impudent:

    brazen presumption.

    Synonyms: brassy, defiant, insolent

  2. made of brass.
  3. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength.

    Synonyms: brassy



verb (used with object)

  1. to make brazen or bold.

verb phrase

  1. to face boldly or shamelessly:

    He prefers to brazen it out rather than admit defeat.

brazen

/ ˈbreɪzən /

adjective

  1. shameless and bold
  2. made of or resembling brass
  3. having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. usually foll byout or through to face and overcome boldly or shamelessly

    the witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions

  2. to make (oneself, etc) bold or brash
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈbrazenly, adverb
  • ˈbrazenness, noun
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Other Words From

  • bra·zen·ly adverb
  • bra·zen·ness noun
  • out·bra·zen verb (used with object)
  • un·bra·zen adjective
  • un·bra·zen·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brazen1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English brasen (adjective), Old English bræsen “(made) of brass”; brass
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brazen1

Old English bræsen , from bræs brass
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

Ian Jannetta, a spokesman for Metro, called the incident “brazen” and “violent in nature.”

Perhaps the most dunked-on alleged rioter was Texas real estate agent Jenna Ryan, who appeared to use the brazen attack on American democracy as a branding opportunity.

You are therefore free not to participate — so long as you keep to yourself your feeling that the invitation is brazen gift-fishing.

The brazen afternoon shooting is indicative of a violent year in the District.

He has taken brazen steps, such as meeting with Michigan’s top legislators in a bid to have new electors chosen that would pick him.

Brazen cherry-picking of the information in this story inspired a flood of “Bush Was Right All Along!”

And yet brazen bandits prove time and again they are willing to try to return anything.

The brazen land grab of Crimea was planned while Putin was enjoying the limelight of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

As the brazen crime leads to the discovery of several bodies, media coverage feeds a sense of security imperiled.

It is the first time that Iranian TV has publicized this type of report in such a brazen manner.

The order of the bells is first “silver,” second “golden,” third “brazen,” and fourth “iron.”

The brazen roar of the cannon is mingled with the intermittent rattle of innumerable machine guns.

I went out to-night to take a quiet walk upon this place, and the horrid brazen discord of these trumpeters set me half mad.

Jupiter is mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphoses immediately after the description of the golden, silver, brazen, and iron ages.

An allusion to the fable in sop about the earthern and brazen pots being dashed together.

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