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brashness

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹæʃ.nəs/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B R AE1 SH N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The characteristic of being brash.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: audacity, boldness, nerve

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the trait of being rash and hasty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: recklessness, foolhardiness, rashness

3

noun

Meaning 3

tasteless showiness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tastelessness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English brash Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English brashness From brash + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: toupet — characteristic of being brash
  • French: culot — characteristic of being brash
  • German: Dreistigkeit — characteristic of being brash
  • German: Unverfrorenheit — characteristic of being brash
  • Irish: braise — characteristic of being brash
  • Latin: procācitās — characteristic of being brash
  • Romanian: tupeu — characteristic of being brash