brassyadjective
uk/ˈbrɑː.si/us/ˈbræs.i/brassy adjective (METAL)
like brass in colour, or too bright:
a brassy yellow
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Less common colours
- aquamarine
- azure
- beige
- blood red
- burgundy
- burnish
- cerulean
- chestnut
- chrome yellow
- cobalt
- earth colour
- ginger
- magenta
- maroon
- raw sienna
- ruddy
- russet
- sage green
- steely
- violet
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brassy adjective (SOUND)
disapproving loud and unpleasant:
Her brassy voice rang out from the next room.
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Describing qualities of sound
- (as) clear as a bell idiom
- background
- bass 1
- consonance
- crackle
- creaky
- depth
- distortion
- easy
- grating
- harmonious
- inaudible
- low-pitched
- pitched
- plaintive
- pure
- rhythmic
- sonorous
- squelch
- tune
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brassy adjective (CONFIDENT)
disapproving used to describe a woman who speaks and laughs too loudly and who dresses in bright, cheap clothes, often wearing too much make-up:
She was your typical brassy blonde.
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Shamelessness
- bald-faced
- barefaced
- boldfaced
- brazen
- shameless
- unabashed
- unashamed