brashness

brash ¹  (brsh)

adj. brash·er, brash·est

1.

a. Hasty and unthinking; impetuous.

b. Rash.

2. Lacking in sensitivity or tact.

3. Presumptuously forward; impudent. See Synonyms at shameless.

4. Brittle: brash timbers.

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[Possibly imitative (influenced by rash) or from brash, attack.]

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brashly adv.

brashness n.

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brash ²  (brsh)

n.

A mass or pile of rubble, refuse, or fragments, as of stone, brush, or ice.

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[Perhaps an alteration of French brèche, breach in a wall, from Italian breccia; see breccia.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brashness - tasteless showiness                   flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, tawdriness, loudness, meretriciousness tastelessness - inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste
	2.	brashness - the trait of being rash and hasty foolhardiness, recklessness, rashness - the trait of giving little thought to danger

Translations

brashness [ˈbræʃnɪs] N (= over-confidence) → presunción f; (= rashness) → impetuosidad f

brashness [ˈbræʃnɪs] n → effronterie f

brashness

n → nassforsche Art, Dreistigkeit f; (of colour etc) → Aufdringlichkeit f