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
At first he brazened it out, and finally, when he was cornered, he turned state's evidence to save what he could of his own skin.
In the Onyx Lobby | Carolyn WellsEven as a tiny boy he had brazened it out, boasting of his mental achievements and slurring the weakness of his stunted body.
The Gay Cockade | Temple BaileyOh, how I wished that, just for once, she had been a shrew; I could have brazened out the matter then.
Well, Conrad didn't like that part much, either; but us girls and Mrs. Mandel, we brazened it out right in the front of the box.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete | William Dean HowellsThe men brazened it out awhile; some were rough; told their wives to dry up, and one big fellow slapped his wife for crying.
The Bread-winners | John Hay
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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