brashness C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈbræʃnəs/ UK /ˈbræʃnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being bold, hasty, or impudent His brashness offended the older partners at the firm. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being bold,... impudenceinsolencecockinessboldnessaudacityeffrontery ↔ Opposites meeknesstimiditymodestyreserve Word family Related forms brashbrashly Etymology AI details From brash ('impudent, hasty') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. The adjective brash is of uncertain 19th-century origin. Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # brashness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbræʃnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbræʃnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being bold, hasty, or impudent ## Examples - His brashness offended the older partners at the firm. ## Synonyms - impudence - insolence - cockiness - boldness - audacity - effrontery ## Antonyms - meekness - timidity - modesty - reserve ## Related Forms - brash - brashly ## Etymology From brash ('impudent, hasty') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. The adjective brash is of uncertain 19th-century origin. ## AI Etymology Brashness comes from brash ('impudent, hasty') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. The adjective brash is of uncertain 19th-century origin. Morphologically, brashness is transparent: it draws on brash ('impudent, hasty') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Used as a noun, brashness now means "the quality of being bold, hasty, or impudent", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as brash and brashly. That uncertainty is part of the entry: the safest account is the attested form and the limited comparisons preserved with it. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown