"brazen-faced" meaning in English

See brazen-faced in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹeɪ.zənˌfeɪst/ Audio: en-us-brazen-faced.ogg , en-au-brazen-faced.ogg Forms: more brazen-faced [comparative], most brazen-faced [superlative]
Etymology: From brazen + faced. Compare typologically French front d’airain, Russian ме́дный лоб (médnyj lob). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brazen|faced}} brazen + faced, {{m+|fr|front d’airain}} French front d’airain, {{m+|ru|ме́дный лоб}} Russian ме́дный лоб (médnyj lob) Head templates: {{en-adj}} brazen-faced (comparative more brazen-faced, superlative most brazen-faced)
  1. Impudent; open and without shame. Related terms: brazenface, brazenly Translations (Impudent): безсра́мен (bezsrámen) (Bulgarian), на́гъл (nágǎl) (Bulgarian), безо́члив (bezóčliv) (Bulgarian), descarat (Catalan), impudent (French), ურცხვი (urcxvi) (Georgian), sfacciato (Italian), faccia di bronzo (Italian), 厚かましい (atsukamashii) (alt: あつかましい) (Japanese), piharongo (Māori), rûqayim (Northern Kurdish), bêşerm (Northern Kurdish), бессты́дный (besstýdnyj) (Russian), на́глый (náglyj) (Russian), ре́зкий (rézkij) (Russian), наха́льный (naxálʹnyj) (Russian), бессты́жий (besstýžij) (Russian), sinvergüenza (Spanish), oförskämd (Swedish), fräck (Swedish), หน้าด้าน (nâa-dâan) (Thai)

Alternative forms

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