brazen-faced

See also: brazenfaced

English

WOTD – 1 September 2006

Etymology

From brazen +‎ faced.

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪ.zənˌfeɪst/

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Adjective

brazen-faced (comparative more brazen-faced, superlative most brazen-faced)

1. Impudent; open and without shame.
   • 1882, Gilbert & Sullivan, Iolanthe:

     It is rude, madam,
     To intrude, madam,
     With your brood, madam,
     Brazen-faced!

Related terms

• brazenface
• brazenly

Translations

Impudent

Bulgarian: безсра́мен (bg) (bezsrámen), на́гъл (bg) (nágǎl), безо́члив (bg) (bezóčliv) Catalan: descarat French: impudent (fr) Georgian: ურცხვი (urcxvi) Italian: sfacciato (it), faccia di bronzo (it) Japanese: 厚かましい (ja) (あつかましい, atsukamashii) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: rûqayim (ku), bêşerm (ku) Maori: piharongo Russian: бессты́дный (ru) (besstýdnyj), на́глый (ru) (náglyj), ре́зкий (ru) (rézkij), наха́льный (ru) (naxálʹnyj), бессты́жий (ru) (besstýžij) Spanish: sinvergüenza (es) Swedish: oförskämd (sv), fräck (sv) Thai: หน้าด้าน (th) (nâa-dâan)