brazen
Brass-like in appearance or characterBrass-like in appearance or character; bright, ruddy, hard.
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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.
Meaning
5 sensesShameless 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
Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.
metallisch, metallen, blechern
(figuratively)Brass-like in appearance or character; bright, ruddy, hard.
More meanings 2
(archaic)Made of brass.
messingen, aus Messing, Messing-
латунныйlatunnyj
латуннийlatunnyj
(archaic)Extremely strong; impenetrable; resolute.
ehern, widerstandsfähig, undurchdringlich
- unrestrained by convention or propriety
- made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
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
See also
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