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Meaning of 'Brazen' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Brazen [ a.]
- Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.
- Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.
- Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass; as, a brazen countenance.
2 . Brazen [ v. t.]
- To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through.

Meaning of 'Brazen' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . brazen [ v]
Meaning (1):
- face with defiance or impudence
Example in sentence:
  • brazen it out
2 . brazen [ s]
Meaning (2):
- unrestrained by convention or propriety
Example in sentence:
  • a barefaced hypocrite;
  • an audacious trick to pull;
  • bald-faced lies;
  • brazen arrogance;
  • the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress;
  • the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim

Nearby Words:

brabantine brabble brabblement brabbler braccate bracchia brace braced bracelet bracer

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