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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The brazen corruption that pervaded St. Paul’s police force in 1935 didn’t spring up overnight.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Authorities in Louisiana have captured one of the last two remaining fugitives still on the loose after a brazen jailbreak in New Orleans nearly six weeks earlier.
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Adjective
First, there are highly vocal AI luminaires making individualized brazen predictions.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The brazen corruption that pervaded St. Paul’s police force in 1935 didn’t spring up overnight.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Authorities in Louisiana have captured one of the last two remaining fugitives still on the loose after a brazen jailbreak in New Orleans nearly six weeks earlier.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 27 June 2025
In turn, the script barely thinks of Ferrari either, which feels especially brazen as the film was shot on location at nine Formula One Grand Prix events during the 2023 season, from Japan to Mexico to Abu Dhabi.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brazen. Accessed 10 Jul. 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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