brazen-faced

See also: brazenfaced

English

WOTD – 1 September 2006

Etymology

From brazen +‎ faced.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪ.zənˌfeɪst/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

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)
• 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)