adjective
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shameless and bold
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made of or resembling brass
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having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpet
verb
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to face and overcome boldly or shamelessly
the witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions
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to make (oneself, etc) bold or brash
Related Words
See bold.
Other Word Forms
- brazenly adverb
- brazenness noun
- outbrazen verb (used with object)
- unbrazen adjective
- unbrazenness noun
Etymology
Origin of brazen
First recorded before 1000; Middle English brasen (adjective), Old English bræsen “(made) of brass”; brass
Example Sentences
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It was the most brazen one yet in Maryland.
Like Hedda herself, she’s too brazen, brilliant and entertaining to go ignored.
From Los Angeles Times
Accompanied by her brazen friend Baba, the adult Caithleen leaves for Dublin, where a new life awaits a heroine who proves to be as fearless as the writer who created her.
On Tuesday, des Cars sent her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, which was accepted, following a string of scandals including the brazen theft of French crown jewels valued at $100 million in October.
From Barron's
Her departure comes just months after thieves carried out a brazen heist that stunned officials and the art world.
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