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brazen-faced

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbɹeɪ.zənˌfeɪst/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Impudent; open and without shame.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

unrestrained by convention or propriety- Los Angeles Times- Bertrand Russell

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an audacious trick to pull
  • a barefaced hypocrite
  • the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim
  • bald-faced lies
  • brazen arrogance
  • the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, insolent

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From brazen + faced. Compare typologically French front d’airain, Russian ме́дный лоб (médnyj lob).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: безсра́мен (bezsrámen) — Impudent
  • Bulgarian: на́гъл (nágǎl) — Impudent
  • Bulgarian: безо́члив (bezóčliv) — Impudent
  • Catalan: descarat — Impudent
  • French: impudent — Impudent
  • Georgian: ურცხვი (urcxvi) — Impudent
  • Italian: sfacciato — Impudent
  • Italian: faccia di bronzo — Impudent
  • Japanese: 厚かましい (atsukamashii) — Impudent
  • Northern Kurdish: rûqayim — Impudent
  • Northern Kurdish: bêşerm — Impudent
  • Māori: piharongo — Impudent
  • Russian: бессты́дный (besstýdnyj) — Impudent
  • Russian: на́глый (náglyj) — Impudent
  • Russian: ре́зкий (rézkij) — Impudent
  • Russian: наха́льный (naxálʹnyj) — Impudent
  • Russian: бессты́жий (besstýžij) — Impudent
  • Spanish: sinvergüenza — Impudent
  • Swedish: oförskämd — Impudent
  • Swedish: fräck — Impudent
  • Thai: หน้าด้าน (nâa-dâan) — Impudent