brassy
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
resembling the sound of a brass instrument
Related & opposite
- brass instrument derivation
- brass section derivation
- brass instrument pertains to
Sense 2 adjective
tastelessly showy
a flash car
Related & opposite
- gaud derivation
- garishness derivation
- tat derivation
- brashness derivation
- shoddiness derivation
- ostentation derivation
- tasteless similar to
Sense 3 adjective
unrestrained by convention or propriety
an audacious trick to pull
Related & opposite
- boldness derivation
- audacity derivation
- shamelessness derivation
- insolence derivation
- unashamed similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | brass instrument |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | brass section |
| 1 | pertains to | Related & opposite | brass instrument |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gaud |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | garishness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brashness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shoddiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ostentation |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | tasteless |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | boldness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | audacity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shamelessness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | insolence |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unashamed |