Brazen

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  • adjective. Unrestrained by a sense of shame; rudely bold. synonym: shameless.
  • adjective. Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Made of brass.
  • adjective. Resembling brass, as in color or strength.
  • transitive verb. To face or undergo with bold self-assurance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To behave with insolence or effrontery in regard to: with an indefinite it as object.
  • Made of brass: as, a brazen helmet.
  • Pertaining to brass; proceeding from brass.
  • Extremely strong; impenetrable: from brass often serving as a type of strength, impenetrability, and the like: as, “environed with a brazen wall”, Shak., 3 Hen. VI., ii.
  • Impudent; having a front like brass.
  • Also spelled brasen.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To carry through impudently or shamelessly.
  • adjective. Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.
  • adjective. Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.
  • adjective. Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass.
  • adjective. See under Bronze.
  • adjective. a large laver of brass, placed in Solomon's temple for the use of the priests.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass (in color or strength).
  • adjective. Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.
  • adjective. Extremely strong; impenetrable.
  • adjective. Shamelessly shocking and offensive; Impudent; barefaced; immodest; or unblushing.
  • verb. To carry through in a brazen manner. Generally used with out or through.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
  • verb. face with defiance or impudence
  • adjective. unrestrained by convention or propriety
  • Word Usage
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    Equivalent
    unashamed  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dare  defy  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Kazan  bazan  emblazon  hazan  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    audacious  bronze  gild  golden  impudent  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Titian  adust  affront  arrant  arrogant  
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