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Antonyms for brazenness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : brey-zuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbreɪ zən


Definition of brazenness

Origin :
  • Old English bræsen "of brass," from bræs "brass" (see brass) + -en (2). The figurative sense of "hardened in effrontery" is 1570s (in brazen-face), perhaps suggesting a face unable to show shame (see brass). To brazen it out "face impudently" is from 1550s.
  • noun impudence
Example sentences :
  • The ‘victors’ of the Paris Commune flaunted their brazenness.
  • Extract from : « The Accumulation of Capital » by Rosa Luxemburg
  • Even looking down at her feet steadily didn't dash her brazenness.
  • Extract from : « Bunker Bean » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "To those who don't understand," he had the brazenness to say.
  • Extract from : « A Touch Of Sun And Other Stories » by Mary Hallock Foote
  • He had a mirthless sense of enjoyment in his own brazenness.
  • Extract from : « The Shuttle » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • It was the vulgarity and brazenness of the New York grisette breaking out, or the spangles and sawdust of the circus-rider.
  • Extract from : « A Changed Heart » by May Agnes Fleming
  • With this sagacity of leadership Gompers has combined a fearlessness that sometimes verges on brazenness.
  • Extract from : « The Armies of Labor » by Samuel P. Orth
  • He left, no doubt, as much amazed at my assurance as I was at the brazenness of his request.
  • Extract from : « Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete » by Ulysses S. Grant
  • Their celebrated eyes showed doubt for a moment, then a brazenness: Herbert and Henry decided to come in.
  • Extract from : « Gentle Julia » by Booth Tarkington
  • There certainly was a daring and brazenness in a young girl carrying on so before a total stranger.
  • Extract from : « The Place Beyond the Winds » by Harriet T. Comstock
  • Lois Montgomery Holton's brazenness had been brought to Waterman's attention convincingly at home.
  • Extract from : « Otherwise Phyllis » by Meredith Nicholson

Synonyms for brazenness

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