brazen
Brass-like in appearance or characterBrass-like in appearance or character; bright, ruddy, hard.
» Tom's brazen act of defiance almost cost him his life.
Meaning
5 senses(figuratively)Brass-like in appearance or character; bright, ruddy, hard.
Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.
metallisch, metallen, blechern
Shameless or impudent; shocking or audacious; brash.
She was brazen enough to deny stealing the handbag even though she was caught on camera doing so.
dreist, schamlos, frech
бессты́жийbesstýžij, на́глыйnáglyj, бессо́вестныйbessóvestnyj
безсоро́мнийbezsorómnyj, нахабнийnaxabnyj, зухвалийzuxvalyj
(archaic)Made of brass.
messingen, aus Messing, Messing-
латунныйlatunnyj
латуннийlatunnyj
made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
(archaic)Extremely strong; impenetrable; resolute.
ehern, widerstandsfähig, undurchdringlich
Examples
6 sentencesTom's brazen act of defiance almost cost him his life.
Those brazen lies really shocked me.
Your brazen disregard for rules is unacceptable.
His brazen act of defiance almost cost him his life.
Yanni is getting more brazen by the day and Skura has had enough.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English brasen, from Old English bræsen (“brazen, of brass”); equivalent to brFrom Middle English brasen, from Old English bræsen (“brazen, of brass”); equivalent to brass + -en (compare golden, wooden, etc.).
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Forms
more brazen/brazener, most brazen/brazenest| Comparative | more brazen / brazener Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most brazen / brazenest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- unrestrained by convention or propriety:audaciousbarefacedbodaciousbald-facedbrassybrazen-facedinsolent
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form