Meanings
adjectivebrazen-faced (comparative more brazen-faced, superlative most brazen-faced)
comparative more brazen-faced · superlative most brazen-faced
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveunrestrained by convention or propriety
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From brazen + faced. Compare typologically French front d’airain, Russian ме́дный лоб (médnyj lob).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian безсра́мен, на́гъл
- безсра́мен (bezsrámen)Impudent
- на́гъл (nágăl)Impudent
- безо́члив (bezóčliv)Impudent
Catalan descarat
- descaratImpudent
French impudent
- impudentImpudent
Italian sfacciato, faccia di bronzo
- sfacciatoImpudent
- faccia di bronzoImpudent
Japanese 厚かましい
- 厚かましい (atsukamashii)Impudent
Māori piharongo
- piharongoImpudent
Russian бессты́дный, на́глый
- бессты́дный (besstýdnyj)Impudent
- на́глый (náglyj)Impudent
- ре́зкий (rézkij)Impudent
- наха́льный (naxálʹnyj)Impudent
- бессты́жий (besstýžij)Impudent
Spanish sinvergüenza
- sinvergüenzaImpudent
Swedish oförskämd, fräck
- oförskämdImpudent
- fräckImpudent
Thai หน้าด้าน
- หน้าด้าน (nâa-dâan)Impudent
Cite this entry
APA
brazen-faced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazen-faced
MLA
“brazen-faced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazen-faced. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brazen-faced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brazen-faced.
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