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US
/ˈbɹeɪzənəs/
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[ UK /bɹˈeɪzənnəs/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈeɪzənnəs/ ]
NOUN
- behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
How To Use brazenness In A Sentence
- The parks department is very concerned with the brazenness of the coyotes in this area.
- While conservative groups have sought to categorize the statue’s brazenness with soft pornography the statue is still held as a great work of art, pubic hair and all.
- Even old Washington hands sometimes find themselves with their mouths agape at the brazenness of the latest corporate innovation in ripping off the public.
- The most shocking aspect is the sheer brazenness.
- Lorraine with all the signs of a man greatly rejoiced, and when the poor wretches died with more than usual firmness, he would say, 'See, sir, what brazenness and madness; the fear of death cannot abate their pride and felonry. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4
- Charley's voice took on an aggrieved tone, and he continued for some minutes to inveigh against the brazenness of Demetrios Contos. DEMETRIOS CONTOS
- In a way, you have to admire the bare-faced brazenness of their objections. Times, Sunday Times
- I simply couldn't believe the audacity, the brazenness of it.
- Except for the brazenness and scope of the Pentagon spin program, I wasn't shocked by the recent New York Times report exposing how the Pentagon junketed and coached the retired military brass into being "message-force multipliers" and "surrogates" for Donald Rumsfeld's lethal propaganda. Jeff Cohen: Military Propaganda Pushed Me Off TV
- The headline doesn't quite capture the brazenness with which the bad guys are operating.