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Daring vs Brazen - What's the difference?

daring | brazen |

As verbs the difference between daring and brazen

is that daring is while brazen is to carry through in a brazen manner generally used with out'' or ''through .

As adjectives the difference between daring and brazen

is that daring is adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks while brazen is (archaic) pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass (in color or strength).

As a noun daring

is boldness.

daring

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
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  • Courageous, or showing bravery.

    • Synonyms

    * (adventurous) audacious, dareful, bold, venturesome * (courageous) See

    Derived terms

    * daringly * daringness

    Related terms

    * daredevil * dareful * darer * daresay

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Boldness

    • Synonyms

    * boldness; see also

    Anagrams

    * *

    brazen

    English

    Alternative forms

    *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass (in color or strength).
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 31.
    • Brazen or rather copper swords seem to have been next introduced; these in process of time, workmen learned to harden by the addition of some other metal or mineral, which rendered them almost equal in temper to iron.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1918 , year_published=2008 , edition=HTML , editor= , author=Edgar Rice Burroughs , title=The Gods of Mars , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage= ... an open sea, its blue waters shimmering beneath the brazen sun. }}
  • Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.
  • (archaic) Extremely strong; impenetrable.
  • Shamelessly shocking and offensive; impudent; barefaced; immodest; or unblushing.
    • Brazen enough to spit on one of her students during class and wipe it in with her hand.

    Derived terms

    * brazen age * brazen sea

    Related terms

    * effrontery

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To carry through in a brazen manner. Generally used with out'' or ''through .
  • * W. Black.
    • Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.

    Derived terms

    * brazen it out

    References

    English adjectives ending in -en