Synonyms for brazen

Grammar : Adj

Spell : brey-zuhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbreɪ zən

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Définition of brazen

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.

adj brash, unashamed

Example sentences :

A brazen urn was carried round, in which every citizen deposited a pebble.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

In the midst of the barrier stood an altar, on the top of which was a brazen eagle.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

She gnashed her white tusks, and dug into the sand with her brazen claws.
Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

He was more than ever sure that Grannie was a simpleton and Csar a brazen hypocrite.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

A crash of brazen music burst upon the ear and drowned the voice.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

"It was a bargain of coercion, Monsieur," she answered attempting to brazen it out.
Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

During the last melee, the brazen lips of the cannon were dumb.
Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd

He rattled his sword in its brazen scabbard, but it gave no answer back to him.
Extract from : « Irish Fairy Tales » by Edmond Leamy

Its voice was not the trumpeting of the disreputable goddess we all know—not blatant—not brazen.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

He would have judged her brazen, little knowing the warm passion of her tears.
Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

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