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- Dictionarybrazen/ˈbreɪzn/
adjective
- 1. bold and without shame: "he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance" Similar Opposite
- 2. made of brass: literary, archaic "brazen fire irons" Similar
verb
- 1. endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame: "there was nothing to do but brazen it out"
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BRAZEN definition: 1. obvious, without any attempt to be hidden: 2. made of or covered in brass (= a bright yellow…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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. It can also mean overly or disrespectfully bold.
Brazen definition: shameless or impudent. See examples of BRAZEN used in a sentence.
If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour. They're quite brazen about their sexuality, it doesn't worry them.
Definition of brazen adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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”.
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