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
The trio were three of 10 inmates to make the brazen May 16 escape from their Orleans Parish jail.
—Louis Casiano , Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
Somehow, all of this led Akasha to adopt his most brazen business model yet.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
The brazen escape from the Orleans Parish Justice Center occurred in the early morning hours of May 16.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Hundreds of the top investors in President Donald Trump's cryptocurrency meme coin gathered Thursday for an exclusive black-tie dinner with the president -- what some critics are condemning as a brazen pay-for-play event meant to enrich the most powerful man in the world.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 22 May 2025
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“Brazen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brazen. Accessed 5 Jun. 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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