Behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame

Usage examples of brazenness.

She'd been headstrong, that one, with the unproved wisdom and brazenness of youth.

Anyanwu would find out—probably very quickly—but she would not find out through any apparent brazenness on the part of her daughter.

The bed had been remade and Nweke had been properly dressed and cautioned against even the appearance of brazenness.

She seems deeply nettled by the sheer brazenness of this behavior, though to an outsider, this activity might make one wonder whether hackers should be considered "criminals" at all.

But their weapons, their armor, and their brazenness meant they knew right from the start that they had the upper hand.

The increase in crime, in gang violence, in the use of assault weapons, in the brazenness of the criminal element-it's happening all over the country.

Finally, in a carefully controlled voice, he said, "I see where your son comes by his brazenness, Lady Wu.

What a contrast to that hoary old sinner Heythorp, whose brazenness nothing could affect.

If I had followed her with equal brazenness along Fifth Avenue, I should have had a chance to explain my conduct to the first police officer who noticed it, later to an indignant magistrate.

As his thirst for prizes grew stronger, Ockham's brazenness grew proportionately.

Evidently, however, there were degrees of brazenness, even in tea rooms.