brazen
shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
made of brass.
like brass, as in sound, color, or strength.
to make brazen or bold.
brazen out / through to face boldly or shamelessly: He prefers to brazen it out rather than admit defeat.
Origin of brazen
1synonym study For brazen
Other words for brazen
Other words from brazen
- bra·zen·ly, adverb
- bra·zen·ness, noun
- out·bra·zen, verb (used with object)
- un·bra·zen, adjective
- un·bra·zen·ness, noun
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How to use brazen in a sentence
He even tried to brazen out his disgrace before me and waved his tail appealingly.
The Little White Bird | J. M. BarrieBut Bagley is a man who can brazen out any assertion; he's a man impossible to outface.
The Mystery of Murray Davenport | Robert Neilson StephensAt the same time, there was nothing which Peter Ruff felt that the man might not brazen out.
Peter Ruff and the Double Four | E. Phillips OppenheimI could brazen out a job and let the 'People's Banners' and the Slides make their worst of it.
The Prime Minister | Anthony TrollopePlainly I had only one way of safety—to brazen out my story of the recovery of the brooch.
British Dictionary definitions for brazen
/ (ˈbreɪzən) /
shameless and bold
made of or resembling brass
having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpet
(usually foll by out or through) to face and overcome boldly or shamelessly: the witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions
to make (oneself, etc) bold or brash
Origin of brazen
1Derived forms of brazen
- brazenly, adverb
- brazenness, noun
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