Brazen
/ˈbreɪ.zən/noun
Bold, shameless, or made of brass.
Did you know?The word is tied to brass, and its “shameless” sense comes from the idea of someone hard, flashy, and as glaringly obvious as polished metal.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
brysen
“made of brass or brass-like”
Middle English
ME
brasyn
“made of brass; metallic, hard, shiny”
14th Century
English
brazen
“made of brass”
16th Century
English
brazen
“shameless, impudent, glaringly bold”
Modern English
English
brazen
“bold and without shame; made of brass”