1
: made of brass
drinking from brazen cups
2
a
: sounding harsh and loud like struck brass
the horrible brazen voice of the fire bell—
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b
: of the color of polished brass
3
: marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness
a brazen disregard for the rules
brazenly
adverb
brazened; brazening
ˈbrāz-niŋ,
ˈbrā-zᵊn-iŋ
: to face with defiance or impudence
—usually used in the phrase brazen it out
Examples of brazen in a Sentence
Adjective
He exhibited a brazen disregard for other people's feelings.
a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's rich
Verb
a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke
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Adjective
That’s about how much the owner of a Los Angeles jewelry store estimates was the value of merchandise stolen by burglars in a brazen heist last weekend.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
From the November 2023 issue: Sophie Gilbert on what Madonna knows
The brazen sexuality of the video was the whole point.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A woman was stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle in a brazen street attack in SoHo Monday afternoon, leaving her clinging to life, police said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Again, an astute grader would undoubtedly catch your brazen attempt and ding you points accordingly.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brazen. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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brazen
2 of 2 verb
brazened; brazening
ˈbrāz-niŋ
-ᵊn-iŋ
: to face boldly or defiantly
an enemy who'd rather brazen it out than surrender
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