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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.
The meaning of BRAZEN is made of brass. How to use brazen in a sentence. made of brass; sounding harsh and loud like struck brass; of the color of polished brass…
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.
BRAZEN meaning: 1. obvious, without any attempt to be hidden: 2. made of or covered in brass (= a bright yellow…. Learn more.
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.
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 definition: shameless or impudent. See examples of BRAZEN used in a sentence.
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. Definitions on the go.
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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