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brazen
bra·zen B0462300 (brā′zən)adj.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 To face or undergo with bold self-assurance: brazened out the crisis. [Middle English brasen, made of brass, from Old English bræsen, from bræs, brass.] bra′zen·ly adv.bra′zen·ness n.brazen (ˈbreɪzən) adj1. shameless and bold2. made of or resembling brass3. having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpetvb (tr) 4. (usually foll by: out or through) to face and overcome boldly or shamelessly: the witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions. 5. to make (oneself, etc) bold or brash[Old English bræsen, from bræs brass] ˈbrazenly adv ˈbrazenness nbra•zen (ˈbreɪ zən) adj. 1. boldly shameless or impudent. 2. made of brass. 3. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength. v.t. 4. to make brazen or bold. Idioms: brazen it out or through, to face something boldly or shamelessly. [before 1000; Middle English brasen, Old English bræsen; see brass, -en2] bra′zen•ly, adv. bra′zen•ness, n. syn: See bold. brazen Past participle: brazened Gerund: brazening
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I brazen | you brazen | he/she/it brazens | we brazen | you brazen | they brazen |
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I brazened | you brazened | he/she/it brazened | we brazened | you brazened | they brazened |
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I am brazening | you are brazening | he/she/it is brazening | we are brazening | you are brazening | they are brazening |
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I have brazened | you have brazened | he/she/it has brazened | we have brazened | you have brazened | they have brazened |
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I was brazening | you were brazening | he/she/it was brazening | we were brazening | you were brazening | they were brazening |
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I had brazened | you had brazened | he/she/it had brazened | we had brazened | you had brazened | they had brazened |
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I will brazen | you will brazen | he/she/it will brazen | we will brazen | you will brazen | they will brazen |
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I will have brazened | you will have brazened | he/she/it will have brazened | we will have brazened | you will have brazened | they will have brazened |
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I will be brazening | you will be brazening | he/she/it will be brazening | we will be brazening | you will be brazening | they will be brazening |
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I have been brazening | you have been brazening | he/she/it has been brazening | we have been brazening | you have been brazening | they have been brazening |
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I will have been brazening | you will have been brazening | he/she/it will have been brazening | we will have been brazening | you will have been brazening | they will have been brazening |
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I had been brazening | you had been brazening | he/she/it had been brazening | we had been brazening | you had been brazening | they had been brazening |
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I would brazen | you would brazen | he/she/it would brazen | we would brazen | you would brazen | they would brazen |
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I would have brazened | you would have brazened | he/she/it would have brazened | we would have brazened | you would have brazened | they would have brazened | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | brazen - face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"dare, defy - challenge; "I dare you!" | Adj. | 1. | brazen - unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russellbrazen-faced, insolent, audacious, bald-faced, barefaced, bodacious, brassyunashamed - used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame | | 2. | brazen - made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness) |
brazenadjective1. bold, forward, defiant, brash, saucy, audacious, pushy (informal), shameless, unabashed, pert, unashamed, insolent, impudent, immodest, barefaced, brassy (informal) She's just a brazen hussy. bold modest, reserved, mannerly, shy, cautious, timid, respectful, reticent, diffident, stealthy, secretive, decorousbrazen it out be unashamed, persevere, be defiant, put a brave face on it, stand your ground, confront something, be impenitent, outface, outstare As for the scandal, he is as determined as ever to brazen it out.brazenadjective1. Rude and disrespectful:assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.Slang: wise.2. Characterized by or done without shame:bald-faced, barefaced, blatant, brazenfaced, shameless, unabashed, unblushing.Informal: brassy.Translationsbrazen (ˈbreizn) adjective impudent or shameless. a brazen young woman. 厚顏無恥的 厚颜无耻的brazen it out to face a situation with impudent boldness. She knew her deception had been discovered but decided to brazen it out. 厚著臉皮面對 厚着脸皮干下去brazen
brazen (it) outTo face something, especially a difficult situation or an accusation, shamelessly and/or with brash self-confidence. Timmy brazened out his teacher's scolding about misbehaving. I just had to brazen it out when the boss suspected me of mishandling the account.See also: brazen, outbrazen it outTo act bravely and confidently when one is afraid or uncertain. I'm terrified to give this presentation, but I just have to brazen it out and hope for the best.See also: brazen, outbrave it out1. Face danger or a difficult situation with courage. For example, They had far fewer votes than the opposition, but they decided to brave it out. [Late 1500s] 2. Also, brazen it out. Boast or swagger, act with impudent bravado. For example, They hadn't been invited but decided to stay and brazen it out. [Mid-1500s] See also: brave, outbrazen outv.1. To face or endure something boldly: The determined people brazened out the political crisis. Your first month in the army will be tough, but I know you can brazen it out.2. To face or admit to something shameful or untrue without expressing any remorse or shame: I can't believe that the government would brazen out such a terrible scandal. Instead of admitting that her story was a lie, she brazened it out.3. To invent some bold story to cover up something that is embarrassing: The angry student brazened out a poor excuse for his bad behavior.See also: brazen, outbrazen it out, toTo face a difficult situation boldly or impudently. The verb (and adjective) “brazen” both mean “brass” (see also bold as brass). Classical mythology distinguished four ages of mankind—the Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Iron ages (described by Ovid)—and Thomas Heywood, a playwright (1572–1650), termed the third the Brazen Age, a period of war and violence. During the mid-sixteenth century the verb “to brazen” meant to act boldly. The precise modern expression was used by John Arbuthnot (“He would talk saucily, lye, and brazen it out”) in The History of John Bull (1712).See also: brazenEncyclopediaSeebrassFinancialSeeBrassbrazen
Synonyms for brazenadj boldSynonyms- bold
- forward
- defiant
- brash
- saucy
- audacious
- pushy
- shameless
- unabashed
- pert
- unashamed
- insolent
- impudent
- immodest
- barefaced
- brassy
Antonyms- modest
- reserved
- mannerly
- shy
- cautious
- timid
- respectful
- reticent
- diffident
- stealthy
- secretive
- decorous
phrase brazen it outSynonyms- be unashamed
- persevere
- be defiant
- put a brave face on it
- stand your ground
- confront something
- be impenitent
- outface
- outstare
Synonyms for brazenadj rude and disrespectfulSynonyms- assuming
- assumptive
- audacious
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- cheeky
- contumelious
- familiar
- forward
- impertinent
- impudent
- insolent
- malapert
- nervy
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
- presumptuous
- pushy
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- brassy
- flip
- fresh
- smart-alecky
- snippety
- snippy
- uppish
- uppity
- wise
adj characterized by or done without shameSynonyms- bald-faced
- barefaced
- blatant
- brazenfaced
- shameless
- unabashed
- unblushing
- brassy
Synonyms for brazenverb face with defiance or impudenceRelated Wordsadj unrestrained by convention or proprietySynonyms- brazen-faced
- insolent
- audacious
- bald-faced
- barefaced
- bodacious
- brassy
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