brazen

bra·zen

B0462300 (brā′zən)adj.1. Unrestrained by a sense of shame; rudely bold. See Synonyms at shameless.2. Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound: "sudden brazen clashes of the soldiers' band" (James Joyce).3. a. Made of brass.b. Resembling brass, as in color or strength.tr.v. bra·zened, bra·zen·ing, bra·zens To face or undergo with bold self-assurance: brazened out the crisis.

[Middle English brasen, made of brass, from Old English bræsen, from bræs, brass.]

bra′zen·ly adv.bra′zen·ness n.

brazen

(ˈbreɪzən) adj1. shameless and bold2. made of or resembling brass3. having a ringing metallic sound like that of a brass trumpetvb (tr) 4. (usually foll by: out 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[Old English bræsen, from bræs brass] ˈbrazenly adv ˈbrazenness n

bra•zen

(ˈbreɪ zən)
adj. 1. boldly shameless or impudent. 2. made of brass. 3. like brass, as in sound, color, or strength. v.t. 4. to make brazen or bold. Idioms: brazen it out or through, to face something boldly or shamelessly. [before 1000; Middle English brasen, Old English bræsen; see brass, -en²] bra′zen•ly, adv. bra′zen•ness, n. syn: See bold.

brazen

Past participle: brazened
Gerund: brazening

Imperative
brazen
brazen

Present
I brazen
you brazen
he/she/it brazens
we brazen
you brazen
they brazen

Preterite
I brazened
you brazened
he/she/it brazened
we brazened
you brazened
they brazened

Present Continuous
I am brazening
you are brazening
he/she/it is brazening
we are brazening
you are brazening
they are brazening

Present Perfect
I have brazened
you have brazened
he/she/it has brazened
we have brazened
you have brazened
they have brazened

Past Continuous
I was brazening
you were brazening
he/she/it was brazening
we were brazening
you were brazening
they were brazening

Past Perfect
I had brazened
you had brazened
he/she/it had brazened
we had brazened
you had brazened
they had brazened

Future
I will brazen
you will brazen
he/she/it will brazen
we will brazen
you will brazen
they will brazen

Future Perfect
I will have brazened
you will have brazened
he/she/it will have brazened
we will have brazened
you will have brazened
they will have brazened

Future Continuous
I will be brazening
you will be brazening
he/she/it will be brazening
we will be brazening
you will be brazening
they will be brazening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been brazening
you have been brazening
he/she/it has been brazening
we have been brazening
you have been brazening
they have been brazening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been brazening
you will have been brazening
he/she/it will have been brazening
we will have been brazening
you will have been brazening
they will have been brazening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been brazening
you had been brazening
he/she/it had been brazening
we had been brazening
you had been brazening
they had been brazening

Conditional
I would brazen
you would brazen
he/she/it would brazen
we would brazen
you would brazen
they would brazen

Past Conditional
I would have brazened
you would have brazened
he/she/it would have brazened
we would have brazened
you would have brazened
they would have brazened

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	brazen - face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"dare, defy - challenge; "I dare you!"
Adj.	1.	brazen - unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russellbrazen-faced, insolent, audacious, bald-faced, barefaced, bodacious, brassyunashamed - used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame
	2.	brazen - made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)

brazen

adjective1. bold, forward, defiant, brash, saucy, audacious, pushy (informal), shameless, unabashed, pert, unashamed, insolent, impudent, immodest, barefaced, brassy (informal) She's just a brazen hussy.
bold modest, reserved, mannerly, shy, cautious, timid, respectful, reticent, diffident, stealthy, secretive, decorousbrazen it out be unashamed, persevere, be defiant, put a brave face on it, stand your ground, confront something, be impenitent, outface, outstare As for the scandal, he is as determined as ever to brazen it out.

brazen

adjective1. Rude and disrespectful:assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.Slang: wise.2. Characterized by or done without shame:bald-faced, barefaced, blatant, brazenfaced, shameless, unabashed, unblushing.Informal: brassy.

Translations

厚颜无耻的

brazen

(ˈbreizn) adjective impudent or shameless. a brazen young woman.厚颜无耻的brazen it out to face a situation with impudent boldness. She knew her deception had been discovered but decided to brazen it out.厚着脸皮干下去

brazen

brazen (it) out

To face something, especially a difficult situation or an accusation, shamelessly and/or with brash self-confidence. Timmy brazened out his teacher's scolding about misbehaving. I just had to brazen it out when the boss suspected me of mishandling the account.See also: brazen, out

brazen it out

To act bravely and confidently when one is afraid or uncertain. I'm terrified to give this presentation, but I just have to brazen it out and hope for the best.See also: brazen, out

brave it out

1. Face danger or a difficult situation with courage. For example, They had far fewer votes than the opposition, but they decided to brave it out. [Late 1500s] 2. Also, brazen it out. Boast or swagger, act with impudent bravado. For example, They hadn't been invited but decided to stay and brazen it out. [Mid-1500s] See also: brave, out

brazen out

v.1. To face or endure something boldly: The determined people brazened out the political crisis. Your first month in the army will be tough, but I know you can brazen it out.2. To face or admit to something shameful or untrue without expressing any remorse or shame: I can't believe that the government would brazen out such a terrible scandal. Instead of admitting that her story was a lie, she brazened it out.3. To invent some bold story to cover up something that is embarrassing: The angry student brazened out a poor excuse for his bad behavior.See also: brazen, out

brazen it out, to

To face a difficult situation boldly or impudently. The verb (and adjective) “brazen” both mean “brass” (see also bold as brass). Classical mythology distinguished four ages of mankind—the Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Iron ages (described by Ovid)—and Thomas Heywood, a playwright (1572–1650), termed the third the Brazen Age, a period of war and violence. During the mid-sixteenth century the verb “to brazen” meant to act boldly. The precise modern expression was used by John Arbuthnot (“He would talk saucily, lye, and brazen it out”) in The History of John Bull (1712).See also: brazen

brazen

bra·zen

brazen

bra•zen

brazen

brazen

brazen

brazen

brazen

brazen (it) out

brazen it out

brave it out

brazen out

brazen it out, to

brazen

Synonyms for brazen

adj bold

Synonyms

Antonyms

phrase brazen it out

Synonyms

Synonyms for brazen

adj rude and disrespectful

Synonyms

adj characterized by or done without shame

Synonyms

Synonyms for brazen

verb face with defiance or impudence

Related Words

adj unrestrained by convention or propriety

Synonyms

Related Words