brassy

English

Etymology 1

brass +‎ -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning “having the quality of”)

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian, New Zealand, General South African) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑː.si/, /ˈbɹæs.i/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US, Canada) enPR: brăsʹē, IPA^(key): /ˈbɹæs.i/
• Rhymes: -ɑːsi, -æsi

Adjective

brassy (comparative brassier, superlative brassiest)

1. Resembling brass.

   The cup had a brassy color.

2. (informal) Impudent; impudently bold.

   Don't get brassy with me, young lady!

3. Unfeeling; pitiless.
4. Harsh in tone.

   an organ stop with a brassy tone

Synonyms

• brassish

Coordinate terms

• bronzish, bronzy

Derived terms

• brassily
• brassiness

Related terms

• brass
• brazen

Translations

resembling brass

• Finnish: messinkimäinen
• Turkish: pirincimsi

impudently bold

• Finnish: koppava (fi)
• Plautdietsch: driest

Etymology 2

brass +‎ -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns)

Pronunciation

• enPR: brăsʹē, IPA^(key): /ˈbɹæs.i/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -æsi

Noun

brassy (plural brassies)

1. Alternative form of brassie (“type of golf club”)

Etymology 3

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• enPR: brăsʹē, IPA^(key): /ˈbɹæs.i/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -æsi

Noun

brassy (plural brassies)

1. Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.