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brash
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?æ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Perhaps from Scots brash, brasch (“a violent onset; an attack or assault”). Perhaps also related to Dutch bars (“stern; strict”), German barsch (“harsh; unfriendly”), Danish barsk (“harsh; rough; tough”), Swedish barsk (“harsh; impetuous”).
Adjective
brash (comparative brasher or more brash, superlative brashest or most brash)
- (of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
- Synonyms: audacious, brassy, brazen, cocky, undiplomatic
- 1902, Opie Read, The Starbucks, Chicago: Laird & Lee, Chapter , p. 210,[1]
- Mrs. Mayfield looked away, and the girl stricken with remorse, hastened to her and said: “There, I have been too brash, haven’t I? You must forgive me for I didn’t intend to be brash.”
- “Brash, my dear? What do you mean by that?”
- She laughed. “Why, I thought everybody know’d what brash meant. Well, it’s er—too quick to say somethin’ you oughtn’t to say.”
- 1925, Sinclair Lewis, Arrowsmith, Chapter 17,[2]
- Trouble with Silzer is, he’s too brash—shoots off his mouth too much—likes to hear himself talk.
- 1958, Peter De Vries, Mackerel Plaza, Penguin, 1986, Chapter 14, p. 209,
- The American’s brash unconcern for nuance indicates a young and vigorous country, the Briton’s clipped speech an ancient, proverbial reserve.
- 2013, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah, New York: Knopf, Chapter 54,[3]
- Edusco liked him, he could tell; he imagined Edusco talking about him in a gathering of other self-made Igbo men, men who were brash and striving, who juggled huge businesses and supported vast extended families.
- (of actions) Overly bold, impetuous or rash.
- Synonyms: foolhardy, reckless
- 1905, Andy Adams, The Outlet, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, Chapter 2, p. 22,[4]
- […] just because you’re a little hot under the collar, don’t do anything brash, for fear you may regret it afterward.
- 1960, George O. Smith, “The Troublemakers,” Galaxy Science Fiction Volume 18, No. 4, April 1960, p. 156,[5]
- Now, Mr. Reed, you’ve committed nothing but a brash act of bad taste by bypassing the standard channels.
- (of things) Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
- Synonyms: flashy, garish, loud, splashy; see also Thesaurus:gaudy
- brash colours; a brash perfume
- 1963, Ian Fleming, Thrilling Cities, London: Jonathan Cape, Chapter 1, “Hong Kong,”[6]
- There are scores of brash and noisy bars along Lockhart Street and in Wanchai and North Point (on the island) and throughout the back lanes of Kowloon […]
- 1996, Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Englishman’s Boy, New York: Picador, 1998, Chapter 24, p. 243,[7]
- The driveway is filled with vehicles parked bumper to bumper and the house is lit up like I’ve never seen it before, brash yellow light streaming from every window on every floor, and the tinny, nasal sound of gramophone jazz trumpeting inside.
Translations
Noun
brash (countable and uncountable, plural brashes)
- A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
- A sudden burst of rain.
- (obsolete) An attack or assault.
Derived terms
- water brash
- weaning brash
Verb
brash (third-person singular simple present brashes, present participle brashing, simple past and past participle brashed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To disturb.
Etymology 2
Compare American English bresk, brusk (“fragile, brittle”).
Adjective
brash (comparative brasher or more brash, superlative brashest or most brash)
- (US, colloquial, dated) Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)
Noun
brash (countable and uncountable, plural brashes)
- Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
- (geology) Broken and angular rock fragments underlying alluvial deposits.
- 1839, Sir Charles Lyell, Elements of Geology
- Alluvium differs from the rubble or brash , just described , as being composed of sand and gravel , more or less rolled
- 1839, Sir Charles Lyell, Elements of Geology
- Broken fragments of ice.
- 1853, Elisha Kent Kane, The U. S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin
- The sea dashed in an angry surf over its inclined sides, rattling the icy fragments or “brash” against its irregular surface
- 1853, Elisha Kent Kane, The U. S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin
Further reading
- brash in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Harbs, brahs, h bars, h-bars, hbars, shrab
Scots
Noun
brash (plural brashes)
- illness, fit
Derived terms
- water brash
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bras
English
Noun
bras
- plural of bra
Anagrams
- ABRs, ARBs, BARS, arbs, bars, sbar
Bislama
Etymology 1
From English brush.
Noun
bras
- brush
Etymology 2
From English brass.
Noun
bras
- (music) brass
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brassos (“large”): (compare Cornish bras (“big, great”), broas, and Welsh bras (“fat, broad, rich”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?az/
Adjective
bras (comparative brasoc'h, superlative brasañ, exclamative brasat)
- big
Mutation
Burushaski
Etymology
Uncertain, but compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ras (“rice”), whence Tibetan ???? ('bras) and Mizo rah.
Noun
bras
- rice
Cornish
Alternative forms
- broas (Revived Late Cornish)
- brâs (Standard Cornish)
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brassos (“large”).
Adjective
bras
- big, great
Mutation
French
Etymology
From Middle French bras, from Old French bras, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek ??????? (brakhí?n). Displaced Old French feminine noun brace, ultimately from the same Latin and Ancient Greek roots.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?a/, /b??/
- (Northern France) and (Canada) IPA(key): [b??], [b??]
- Saguenay, Canada: IPA(key): [b??]
- Rhymes: -a, Rhymes: -?
- Hyphenation: bras
Noun
bras m (plural bras)
- arm
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Russian: ??? (bra)
Further reading
- “bras” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- bars
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pra?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
Noun
bras n (genitive singular brass, no plural)
- soldering
Declension
Related terms
- brasa
Irish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *brassos (“large”).
Adjective
bras (genitive singular masculine brais, genitive singular feminine braise, plural brasa, comparative braise)
- (literary) great, strong
- (literary) swift
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
bras m (genitive singular brais, nominative plural brais)
- Alternative form of prás (“brass”)
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- "bras" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Kavalan
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *b??as.
Noun
bras
- rice (uncooked seeds used as food)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French brace.
Noun
bras
- Alternative form of brace
Etymology 2
From Old French bracier.
Verb
bras
- Alternative form of bracen
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French bras, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek ??????? (brakhí?n).
Noun
bras m (plural bras)
- arm
Descendants
- French: bras
Norman
Alternative forms
- brâs (continental Normandy)
- bra (Sark)
Etymology
From Old French bras, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek ??????? (brakhí?n).
Pronunciation
Noun
bras m (plural bras)
- (Jersey, Guernsey, anatomy) arm
Related terms
- braichie (“armful”)
Old French
Etymology
From Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek ??????? (brakhí?n).
Noun
bras m (oblique plural bras, nominative singular bras, nominative plural bras)
- arm
Descendants
- Middle French: bras
- French: bras
- Norman: bras
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English brush.
Noun
bras
- brush
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brassos (“large”). Cognate with Breton bras, Cornish bras, Irish bras.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bra?s/
Adjective
bras (feminine singular bras, plural breision, equative brased, comparative brasach, superlative brasaf)
- large, thick, fat
- rough, coarse
- rough, approximate
- (letter) capital
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “bras”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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