"brassy" meaning in English

See brassy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹɑː.si/ [General-Australian, General-South-African, New-Zealand, UK], /ˈbɹæs.i/ [General-Australian, General-South-African, New-Zealand, UK], /ˈbɹæs.i/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brassy1.wav Forms: brassier [comparative], brassiest [superlative]
enPR: brăsʹē [Canada, US] Rhymes: -ɑːsi, -æsi Etymology: From brass + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning “having the quality of”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brass|y<pos:suffix forming adjectives meaning “having the quality of”><id:adjectival>}} brass + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning “having the quality of”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} brassy (comparative brassier, superlative brassiest)
  1. Resembling brass. Translations (resembling brass): messinkimäinen (Finnish), pirincimsi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-brassy-en-adj-ogyufcum Disambiguation of 'resembling brass': 100 0 0 0
  2. (informal) Impudent; impudently bold. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Personality Translations (impudently bold): koppava (Finnish), driest (Plautdietsch)
    Sense id: en-brassy-en-adj-0iPQfUGQ Disambiguation of Personality: 0 71 1 4 19 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 11 30 17 18 24 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 0 18 27 15 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 14 28 16 16 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 17 28 16 14 25 Disambiguation of 'impudently bold': 0 84 11 5
  3. Unfeeling; pitiless.
    Sense id: en-brassy-en-adj-77ik4Ir2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 11 30 17 18 24 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 0 18 27 15 14 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 1 27 41 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 14 28 16 16 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 17 28 16 14 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 31 47 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 0 24 56 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 2 30 46 23
  4. Harsh in tone. Categories (topical): Sound
    Sense id: en-brassy-en-adj-Ov5ZLdsI Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0 0 55 0 45 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 11 30 17 18 24 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 0 18 27 15 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 14 28 16 16 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 17 28 16 14 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brassish, brazen, sassy Derived forms: brassily, brassiness Related terms: brass, brazen Coordinate_terms: bronzish, bronzy
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹæs.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brassy2.wav Forms: brassies [plural]
enPR: brăsʹē Rhymes: -æsi Etymology: From brass + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brass|y<pos:suffix forming diminutive nouns><id:diminutive>}} brass + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns) Head templates: {{en-noun}} brassy (plural brassies)
  1. Alternative form of brassie (“type of golf club”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: brassie (extra: type of golf club)
    Sense id: en-brassy-en-noun-KEqyqnx7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 11 30 17 18 24 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 0 18 27 15 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 14 28 16 16 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 17 28 16 14 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹæs.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brassy2.wav Forms: brassies [plural]
enPR: brăsʹē Rhymes: -æsi Etymology: Uncertain. Etymology templates: {{uncertain|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-noun}} brassy (plural brassies)
  1. Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia. Categories (topical): Sound Categories (lifeform): Kyphosid fish
    Sense id: en-brassy-en-noun-N45KvHx2 Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0 0 55 0 45 Disambiguation of Kyphosid fish: 0 17 19 12 10 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 11 30 17 18 24 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 0 18 27 15 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 14 28 16 16 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 17 28 16 14 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "Impudent; impudently bold."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Impudent",
          "impudent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Impudent; impudently bold."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Unfeeling; pitiless."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "an organ stop with a brassy tone",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Harsh in tone."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹɑː.si/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "General-South-African",
        "New-Zealand",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹæs.i/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "General-South-African",
        "New-Zealand",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brassy1.wav",
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    },
    {
      "enpr": "brăsʹē",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹæs.i/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːsi"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æsi"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "brassish"
    },
    {
      "word": "brazen"
    },
    {
      "word": "sassy"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "resembling brass",
      "word": "messinkimäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "resembling brass",
      "word": "pirincimsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "impudently bold",
      "word": "koppava"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "impudently bold",
      "word": "driest"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brassy"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English heteronyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive)",
    "English terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/æsi",
    "Rhymes:English/æsi/2 syllables",
    "en:Kyphosid fish",
    "en:Personality",
    "en:Sound"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "brass",
        "3": "y<pos:suffix forming diminutive nouns><id:diminutive>"
      },
      "expansion": "brass + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From brass + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "brassies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "brassy (plural brassies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "type of golf club",
          "word": "brassie"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of brassie (“type of golf club”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brassie",
          "brassie#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "brăsʹē"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹæs.i/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brassy2.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æsi"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English heteronyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/æsi",
    "Rhymes:English/æsi/2 syllables",
    "en:Kyphosid fish",
    "en:Personality",
    "en:Sound"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "uncertain"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "brassies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "brassy (plural brassies)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "brăsʹē"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹæs.i/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brassy2.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æsi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brassy"
}

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