Brazen vs. Shameless

Brazenadjective

(archaic) Pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass (in color or strength).

Shamelessadjective

Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest; unable to feel disgrace.

Brazenadjective

Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.

Shamelessadjective

Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; brazen-faced; insensible to disgrace.

‘Shame enough to shame thee, wert thou not shameless.’;

Brazenadjective

(archaic) Extremely strong; impenetrable; resolute.

Shamelessadjective

Indicating want of modesty, or sensibility to disgrace; indecent; as, a shameless picture or poem.

Brazenadjective

Shamelessly shocking and offensive; audacious; impudent; barefaced; immodest, unblushing.

‘She was brazen enough to deny stealing the handbag even though she was caught on closed-circuit television doing so.’;

Shamelessadjective

feeling no shame;

‘a shameless imposter’; ‘an unblushing apologist for fascism’;

Brazenverb

(intransitive) To turn a brass color.

Brazenverb

(transitive) Generally followed by out or through: to carry through in a brazen manner; to act boldly despite embarrassment, risk, etc.

Brazenadjective

Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.

Brazenadjective

Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.

Brazenadjective

Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass; as, a brazen countenance.

Brazenverb

To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through.

‘Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.’;

Brazenverb

face with defiance or impudence;

‘brazen it out’;

Brazenadjective

unrestrained by convention or propriety;

‘an audacious trick to pull’; ‘a barefaced hypocrite’; ‘the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim’; ‘bold-faced lies’; ‘brazen arrogance’; ‘the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress’;

Brazenadjective

made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)

Brazenadjective

bold and without shame

‘a brazen hussy’; ‘he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance’;

Brazenadjective

made of brass

‘brazen fire irons’;

Brazenadjective

harsh in sound

‘the music's brazen chords’;

Brazenverb

endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame

‘there was nothing to do but brazen it out’;