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[ brey-zuhn ] / ˈbreɪ zən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brazen ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveshameless or impudent: brazen presumption. made of brass. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength. Verb Phrasesbrazen out / through to face boldly or shamelessly: He prefers to brazen it out rather than admit defeat. Origin of brazenbefore 1000; Middle English brasen (adjective), Old English bræsen “of brass” SYNONYMS FOR brazen1 insolent, defiant. 1, 3 brassy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR brazen ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for brazen1. See bold. OTHER WORDS FROM brazenbra·zen·ly, adverbbra·zen·ness, nounoutbrazen, verb (used with object)un·bra·zen, adjective un·bra·zen·ly, adverbun·bra·zen·ness, noun Words nearby brazenbrayer, Braz., braza, braze, Brazelton, brazen, brazen-faced, brazier, brazil, Brazil Current, brazilein Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brazenBrazen cherry-picking of the information in this story inspired a flood of “Bush Was Right All Along!” Political Memes That Absolutely Must Die in 2015|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST And yet brazen bandits prove time and again they are willing to try to return anything. The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST The brazen land grab of Crimea was planned while Putin was enjoying the limelight of the Sochi Winter Olympics. Putin Is Lying on Ukraine—and the West Can’t Stop Him|Jamie Dettmer|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST As the brazen crime leads to the discovery of several bodies, media coverage feeds a sense of security imperiled. Mexico City: Francisco Goldman’s Other Lost Love|Jason Berry|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is the first time that Iranian TV has publicized this type of report in such a brazen manner. Iran Says Take Off the Veil—and Be Raped|IranWire|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cranes, ducks, and geese filled every pond, the voice of spring in their brazen throats. The Trail of the Goldseekers|Hamlin Garland And she took the brazen pitcher that she had brought with her, and filled it to the brim. The Pink Fairy Book|Various In the midst of the island there was an opening with a brazen flight of steps leading down to a splendid cabin. Weird Tales from Northern Seas|Jonas Lie I was declared a brazen cheat who had concocted the most colossal lie of ages whereby to hoax an entire world for gain. My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook Thereupon the prince did as she bade, and presently the brazen boat came skimming over the water more swiftly than the wind. Twilight Land|Howard Pyle
British Dictionary definitions for brazen
adjectiveshameless and bold made of or resembling brass having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpet verb (tr)(usually foll by out or through) to face and overcome boldly or shamelesslythe witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions to make (oneself, etc) bold or brash Derived forms of brazenbrazenly, adverbbrazenness, nounWord Origin for brazenOld English bræsen, from bræs brass Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to brazenimpudent, bold, audacious, blatant, unabashed, shameless, forward, flip, barefaced, brassy, cheeky, cocky, defiant, flashy, gritty, gutsy, immodest, impertinent, indecent, insolent |