Meaning of BRAZEN
Pronunciation: | | 'breyzun
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- [adj] 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; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
- [adj] made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
- [v] face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"
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| Synonyms: | | audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bold-faced, brassy, brazen-faced, insolent, unashamed |
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| See Also: | | dare, defy | |
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| Definition: | | Brazen Meeting the spoiled and enchanting Countess Angela de Grae, dashing American playboy Kit Braddock glimpses her carefully concealed inner self and pledges his life to save her when she falls victim to a desperate man. Original. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bra"zen\, a.[OE. brasen, AS. br[ae]sen. See {Brass}.]
1. Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.
2. Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.
3. Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass;
as, a brazen countenance.
{Brazen age}.
(a) (Myth.) The age of war and lawlessness which succeeded
the silver age.
(b) (Arch[ae]ol.) See under {Bronze}.
{Brazen sea} (Jewish Antiq.), a large laver of brass, placed
in Solomon's temple for the use of the priests.
\Bra"zen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brazened}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Brazening}.]
To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the
matter through.
Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly
she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect. --W.
Black.
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