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1. : made of brass. drinking from brazen cups. 2. a. : sounding harsh and loud like struck brass. the horrible brazen voice of the fire bell Elmer Davis. b. : of the color of polished brass. 3. : marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness. a brazen disregard for the rules. brazenly adverb. brazenness. ˈbrā-zᵊn- (n)əs. noun. brazen. 2 of 2. verb.
BRAZEN meaning: 1. obvious, without any attempt to be hidden: 2. made of or covered in brass (= a bright yellow…. Learn more.
BRAZEN definition: 1. obvious, without any attempt to be hidden: 2. made of or covered in brass (= a bright yellow…. Learn more.
Brazen definition: shameless or impudent. See examples of BRAZEN used in a sentence.
Brazen describes something shocking or something that's done shamelessly. The Middle English word was brasen , "made of brass," from Old English bræs , "brass." In its literal sense, this word can mean "made of or resembling brass," as in a brazen drinking cup from a medieval castle.
1. Unrestrained by a sense of shame; rudely bold. See Synonyms at shameless. 2. Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound: "sudden brazen clashes of the soldiers' band" (James Joyce). 3. a. Made of brass. b. Resembling brass, as in color or strength. tr.v. bra·zened, bra·zen·ing, bra·zens.
Synonyms for BRAZEN: bold, impudent, wise, insolent, audacious, fresh, cheeky, cocky; Antonyms of BRAZEN: timid, meek, shy, humble, modest, retiring, proper, polite.
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Origin of Brazen. Sense was originally literally “of brass”; figurative verb sense " brazen it out " (face impudently) from 1550s, and adjective sense “impudent” from 1570s. Figurative sense perhaps evoking “face unmoving, not showing shame”.
adjective. /ˈbreɪzn/ (disapproving) open and without shame, usually about something that shocks people synonym shameless. She had become brazen about the whole affair. his brazen admission that he was cheating. They showed a brazen disregard for the law. There were several instances of brazen cheating. Want to learn more?
