different between brassy vs cupreous

English

Etymology 1

brass +? -y

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian, General New Zealand, General South African) IPA^(key): /?b???.si/, /?b?æs.i/
• (US, Canada) enPR: br?s??, IPA^(key): /?b?æs.i/
• Rhymes: -??si, -æsi

Adjective

brassy (comparative brassier, superlative brassiest)

1. Resembling brass.

   The cup had a brassy color.

2. (informal) Impudent; impudently bold.

   Don't get brassy with me, young lady!

3. Unfeeling; pitiless.
4. Harsh in tone.

   an organ stop with a brassy tone

Related terms

• brass
• brazen

Translations

Etymology 2

• enPR: br?s??, IPA^(key): /?b?æs.i/
• Rhymes: -æsi

Noun

brassy (plural brassies)

1. Alternative form of brassie (“type of golf club”)
2. Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.

English

Etymology

From Latin cupreus, from cuprum (“copper”).

Noun

cupreous (uncountable)

1. A reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper.

Adjective

cupreous (comparative more cupreous, superlative most cupreous)

1. Of or of the nature of copper.
2. (chemistry) Containing copper.
3. Of a reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper.

Synonyms

• (of or of the nature of copper): cuprous
• (of a reddish-brown color): auburn, brassy, coppery, russet

Derived terms

• cupreo-

Related terms

• cuprea
• cuprea bark
• cupreine

See also

• cupric
• cuprous
• Appendix:Colors

Anagrams

• coupures