brassy meaning
UK US /ˈbræsi/ 2 syllables
brassy (adjective): resembling the sound of a brass instrument.
brassy has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
brassy as an adjective
- resembling the sound of a brass instrument
Synonyms: brasslike
Related forms: brass
- tastelessly showy
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
Synonyms: cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
Similar: tasteless
- unrestrained by convention or propriety
- an audacious trick to pull
- a barefaced hypocrite
- the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim
- bald-faced lies
- brazen arrogance
- the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress
Synonyms: audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent
Similar: unashamed
Related forms: brass
How to pronounce brassy
brassy is pronounced /ˈbræsi/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with brassy
Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with BR · words ending in SY · 6-letter words
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