Brazen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

face with defiance or impudence

unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɪfˌɔːɹnaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈeɪzən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈeɪzən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælɪfˌɔːɹnaɪt/.

Examples

brazen it out
an audacious trick to pull
a barefaced hypocrite

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insolent brazen-faced audacious bodacious bald-faced barefaced brassy

Parts of Speech

verb	face with defiance or impudence “brazen it out”
adjective	unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell “an audacious trick to pull”
adjective	made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)

Word Forms

audacity	noun	aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
audaciousness	noun	aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
brass	noun	impudent aggressiveness
brazenness	noun	behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
insolence	noun	the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dreist

Gesicht mit Trotz oder Unverschämtheit

🇫🇷French

effronté

faire face avec défi ou impudence

🇪🇸Spanish

descarado

enfrentarse con desafío o descaro

🇮🇹Italian

sfacciato

affrontare con sfida o impudenza

🇳🇱Dutch

brutaal

geconfronteerd worden met opstandigheid of onbeschaamdheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

descarado

enfrentar com desafio ou atrevimento

🇷🇺Russian

наглый

смотреть с вызовом или наглостью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तांबे का

अवज्ञा या निर्लज्जता का सामना करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্লজ্জ

অবজ্ঞা বা মূর্খতা সঙ্গে মুখ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெட்கக்கேடான

எதிர்ப்பு அல்லது துடுக்குத்தனத்துடன் முகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇత్తడి

ధిక్కారం లేదా అహంకారంతో ముఖం

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्लज्ज

अवहेलना किंवा उद्धटपणाचा चेहरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેશરમ

અવજ્ઞા અથવા અસ્પષ્ટતા સાથે ચહેરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಜ್ಜೆಗೆಟ್ಟ

ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಿವೇಕದಿಂದ ಮುಖ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താമ്രജാലം

ധിക്കാരത്തോടെയോ ധിക്കാരത്തോടെയോ മുഖം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਸ਼ਰਮੀ

ਅਪਵਾਦ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਵਕੂਫੀ ਨਾਲ ਚਿਹਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈھٹائی

سرکشی یا بے حیائی کے ساتھ چہرہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厚颜无耻

蔑视或无礼地面对

🇯🇵Japanese

厚かましい

反抗的または厚かましい態度で臨む

🇰🇷Korean

단단한

반항이나 뻔뻔스러움에 직면하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trơ trẽn

đối mặt với sự thách thức hoặc trơ tráo

🇹🇭Thai

หน้าด้าน

เผชิญกับการต่อต้านหรือความไม่สุภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kurang ajar

menghadapi dengan pembangkangan atau kurang ajar

🇵🇭Filipino

bastos

mukha nang may pagsuway o kahalayan

🇲🇾Malay

kurang ajar

hadapi dengan sikap menentang atau kurang ajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وقح

مواجهة التحدي أو الوقاحة

🇮🇷Persian

گستاخ

با سرپیچی یا گستاخی مواجه شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

küstah

meydan okuma veya küstahlıkla karşı karşıya

🇮🇱Hebrew

חצופה

להתמודד בהתרסה או בחוצפה

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