Synonyms for brashness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Glitz
glitz, loudness, flashiness, gaudiness, tawdriness, garishness, meretriciousness
2. Boldness
boldness, impudence, audacity, temerity, nerve, chutzpah informal, effrontery, presumption, cheek, hardihood
Definitions
- n. 1
The characteristic of being brash.
Forms
- Plural
- brashnesses → glitzes, loudnesses, flashinesses, gaudinesses…
Example sentences
- loudness We perceive the amplitude of a sound wave as loudness.
- glitz Being a movie star, she was used to a life of glitz and glamour.
- boldness He had the boldness to ignore the teacher's advice.
- impudence He had the impudence to cut across our garden.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| brashness | steady | |
| loudness | falling | |
| glitz | rising | |
| flashiness | rising | |
| gaudiness | steady | |
| boldness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- nerve1, cheek1, glitz1
- 8 letters
- audacity4, boldness2, loudness, temerity4, chutzpah2
- 9 letters
- impudence, gaudiness, hardihood
- 10 letters
- effrontery4, flashiness, tawdriness, garishness
- 11 letters
- presumption3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (audacity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- culot
- Italiano
- faccia tosta
- Español
- residuo
- Deutsch
- Frechheit