brazen
adjective
[ ˈbreɪz(ə)n ]
• bold and without shame.
• "he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance"
Similar:
bold,
shameless,
as bold as brass,
brazen-faced,
forward,
presumptuous,
brash,
immodest,
unashamed,
unabashed,
unembarrassed,
unblushing,
defiant,
impudent,
insolent,
impertinent,
cheeky,
pert,
barefaced,
blatant,
flagrant,
undisguised,
brassy,
pushy,
saucy,
• made of brass.
• "brazen fire irons"
brazen
verb
• endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame.
• "there was nothing to do but brazen it out"
Similar:
put on a bold front,
put a bold face on it,
be defiant,
be unrepentant,
be impenitent,
be unashamed,
be unabashed,
stand one's ground,
Origin:
Old English bræsen ‘made of brass’, from bræs ‘brass’, of unknown ultimate origin.
