Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense brazens, present participle brazening, past tense, past participle brazened
adjective
If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.
They're quite brazen about their sexuality, it doesn't worry them.
brazenlyadverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective]
He was brazenly running a $400,000-a-month drug operation from the prison.
Phrasal verbs:
See brazen out
More Synonyms of brazen
brazen in British English
(ˈbreɪzən)
adjective
1.
shameless and bold
2.
made of or resembling brass
3.
having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpet
verb(transitive)
4. (usually foll byout or through)
to face and overcome boldly or shamelessly
the witness brazened out the prosecutor's questions
5.
to make (oneself, etc) bold or brash
Derived forms
brazenly (ˈbrazenly)
adverb
brazenness (ˈbrazenness)
noun
Word origin
Old English bræsen, from bræsbrass
brazen in American English
(ˈbreɪzən)
adjective
1.
of brass
2.
like brass in color or other qualities
3.
showing no shame; bold; impudent
4.
having the ringing sound of brass; harsh and piercing
Idioms:
brazen it out
Derived forms
brazenly (ˈbrazenly)
adverb
brazenness (ˈbrazenness)
noun
Word origin
ME brasen < OE bræsen < bræs, brass
Examples of 'brazen' in a sentence
brazen
But it was brazen in its attempt to shore up his own position.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But the young ones are naturally quite brazen.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And he grew alarmed as she became increasingly brazen about her habit.
The Sun (2014)
So he made up a brazen lie.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Add to that the brazen lie that these cameras save lives and it really does begin to smell.
The Sun (2009)
There's a scene in the finale that is quite brazen.
The Sun (2006)
She was quite brazen about pulling the stunt, too.
The Sun (2015)
Honestly, is there no end to the brazen behaviour of banks?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Some may be brazen enough to ask bluntly if they could borrow it for a family holiday when you're not using it.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This brazen act of infidelity with Britain had them wondering if the Alpine air had gone to her head.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Cruising the streets in his flash sports car before approaching the student - in her school uniform - is brazen behaviour.
The Sun (2015)
In other languages
brazen
British English: brazen ADJECTIVE
If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them.
Masked thieves staged a brazen daylight robbery.
American English: brazen
Brazilian Portuguese: descarado
Chinese: 无所顾忌的
European Spanish: cínico
French: désinvolte
German: dreist
Italian: sfacciato
Japanese: ずうずうしい
Korean: 뻔뻔스러운
European Portuguese: descarado
Latin American Spanish: cínico
1 (adjective)
Definition
shameless and bold
a brazen dive to win a free-kick
Synonyms
bold
Some young people may seem bold and confident, but inside they are very fragile.
forward
She is very forward and confident.
defiant
Despite the risk of suspension, he remained defiant.
brash
On stage she seems hard, brash and uncompromising.
saucy
a saucy joke
audacious
Audacious thieves stole her car from under her nose.
pushy (informal)
a confident and pushy individual
shameless
a shameless hustler and dealer in stolen goods
unabashed
pert
pert questions
unashamed
insolent
They can be insolent and difficult to get along with.
impudent
Some were well behaved, while others were impudent.
immodest
He could be ungraciously immodest about his abilities.
barefaced
brassy (informal)
Opposites
modest
,
reserved
,
mannerly
,
shy
,
cautious
,
timid
,
respectful
,
reticent
,
diffident
,
stealthy
,
secretive
,
decorous
2 (adjective)
Definition
made of or resembling brass
Synonyms
brassy
brash and brassy advertising campaigns
brass
bronze
metallic
idiom
See brazen it out
Additional synonyms
in the sense of audacious
Definition
impudent or presumptuous
Audacious thieves stole her car from under her nose.
Synonyms
cheeky,
presumptuous,
impertinent,
insolent,
impudent,
forward,
fresh (informal),
assuming,
rude,
defiant,
brazen,
in-your-face (slang),
shameless,
sassy (informal),
pert,
disrespectful
in the sense of brash
Definition
impudent or bold
On stage she seems hard, brash and uncompromising.
Synonyms
bold,
forward,
rude,
arrogant,
cocky,
pushy (informal),
brazen,
presumptuous,
impertinent,
insolent,
impudent,
bumptious,
cocksure,
overconfident,
hubristic,
full of yourself
in the sense of defiant
Despite the risk of suspension, he remained defiant.