brazen

[ brey-zuhn ]

/ ˈbreɪ zən /

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adjective

shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.

made of brass.

like brass, as in sound, color, or strength.

verb (used with object)

to make brazen or bold.

Verb Phrases

brazen out / through to face boldly or shamelessly: He prefers to brazen it out rather than admit defeat.

OTHER WORDS FOR brazen

1 insolent, defiant.

1, 3 brassy.

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Origin of brazen

First recorded before 1000; Middle English brasen (adjective), Old English bræsen “(made) of brass”; see brass

synonym study for brazen

1. See bold.

OTHER WORDS FROM brazen

bra·zen·ly, adverbbra·zen·ness, nounout·bra·zen, verb (used with object)un·bra·zen, adjective

un·bra·zen·ness, noun

Words nearby brazen

brayer, Braz., braza, braze, Brazelton, brazen, brazen-faced, brazenly, brazier, brazil, Brazil Current

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How to use brazen in a sentence

Ian Jannetta, a spokesman for Metro, called the incident “brazen” and “violent in nature.”
Arrest made in assault on elderly man aboard Metro train|Dana Hedgpeth|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
Perhaps the most dunked-on alleged rioter was Texas real estate agent Jenna Ryan, who appeared to use the brazen attack on American democracy as a branding opportunity.
The Capitol rioters kept posting incriminating things on social media. Unsurprisingly, they were mocked — and arrested.|Travis Andrews|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
You are therefore free not to participate — so long as you keep to yourself your feeling that the invitation is brazen gift-fishing.
Miss Manners: Exec’s disgusting habit needs to move off-screen|Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
The brazen afternoon shooting is indicative of a violent year in the District.
After D.C. firefighter shot and wounded on the job, department expresses frustration at violence in city|Peter Hermann|November 24, 2020|Washington Post

He has taken brazen steps, such as meeting with Michigan’s top legislators in a bid to have new electors chosen that would pick him.
A noisy president goes (relatively) quiet in wake of election defeat|Josh Dawsey|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
Brazen 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
The order of the bells is first “silver,” second “golden,” third “brazen,” and fourth “iron.”
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The brazen roar of the cannon is mingled with the intermittent rattle of innumerable machine guns.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
I went out to-night to take a quiet walk upon this place, and the horrid brazen discord of these trumpeters set me half mad.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches|William Makepeace Thackeray
Jupiter is mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphoses immediately after the description of the golden, silver, brazen, and iron ages.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
An allusion to the fable in sop about the earthern and brazen pots being dashed together.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for brazen

brazen

/ (ˈbreɪzən) /

adjective

shameless 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 brazen

brazenly, adverbbrazenness, noun

Word Origin for brazen

Old English bræsen, from bræs brass

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