brash

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /bræʃ/ UK /bræʃ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like brach /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/

Meanings

1

adj
self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way

His brash remarks offended half the dinner party.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · self-assertive in a rude,... impudent cocky bold insolent brazen forwardpushy

Opposites

meek timid reserved modest shy

Word family

Derived forms brashlybrashness

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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brash newcomer
a recent arrival who behaves with rude or excessive confidence

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, first recorded in the early 19th century; possibly related to dialectal brash ('a burst, attack') or to French brèche ('a breach'). The ultimate source is obscure.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# brash

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /bræʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /bræʃ/

## Meanings
1. self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way

## Examples
- His brash remarks offended half the dinner party.

## Synonyms
- impudent
- cocky
- bold
- insolent
- brazen
- forward
- pushy

## Antonyms
- meek
- timid
- reserved
- modest
- shy

## Derived Forms
- brashly
- brashness

## Etymology
Of uncertain origin, first recorded in the early 19th century; possibly related to dialectal brash ('a burst, attack') or to French brèche ('a breach'). The ultimate source is obscure.

## AI Etymology
Brash is of uncertain origin, first recorded in the early 19th century; possibly related to dialectal brash ('a burst, attack') or to French brèche ('a breach'). The ultimate source is obscure. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way. The wider family includes derived forms such as brashly and brashness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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