Brashness

/ˈbræʃ.nəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being brash; the characteristic of being recklessly bold and tactlessly harsh in speech or behavior.

Etymology

From brash (adjective) plus the standard abstract noun suffix '-ness.' This is the most common way to nominalize adjectives in English, a pattern established over centuries.

Kelly Says

Brashness is often seen as a negative trait in formal settings, but evolutionary psychology suggests some brashness is adaptive—it can help you seize opportunities others fear.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥብብ
tibb
ARالعربية
غرور
ghurur
BNবাংলা
গর্ব
gorb
CACatalà
arrogança
ar-ro-gan-sa
CSČeština
pýcha
pycha
DADansk
arrogan
ar-ro-gan
DEDeutsch
Unverschämtheit
oon-furs-hahm-tayt
ELΕλληνικά
αλαζονεία
a-la-zo-nee-a
ESEspañol
arrogancia
ar-ro-GAN-thee
FAفارسی
arrogancy
ar-ro-gan-see
FISuomi
itsevarmuutta
it-se-var-muut-tah
FRFrançais
audacieux
oh-da-SYEH
GUGU
ગર્વ
garv
HAHA
gaba
gah-bah
HEעברית
גאווה
gah-vah
HIहिन्दी
अहंकार
a-han-kaar
HUMagyar
büszkeség
boesh-kes-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
keangkuhan
keh-ang-koo-han
IGIG
nche
n-che
ITItaliano
presunzione
preh-soon-TSYO-neh
JA日本語
生意気さ
seijiki-sa
KKKK
кібілет
kee-bee-let
KMKM
កម្ពស់
kam-pos
KO한국어
거만함
geo-man-ham
MRMR
गर्व
garv
MSBahasa Melayu
keangkuhan
keh-ang-koo-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်ကြီး
kyun-daw-kyee
NLNederlands
geveins
geh-vyns
NONorsk
arrogan
ar-ro-gan
PAPA
ਗਰਵ
garv
PLPolski
nadmierna pewność siebie
nah-dee-mee-nah pe-vuhn-skh-eh-se-bhee
PTPortuguês
arrogancia
ar-ro-GAN-thee
RORomână
mândrie
man-dree
RUРусский
наглость
na-glo-st'
SVSvenska
arrogan
ar-ro-gan
SWKiswahili
ujasi
oo-ja-see
TAதமிழ்
கருணை
kar-u-nai
TEతెలుగు
గర్వం
gar-vam
THไทย
ความประมาท
kwan-muan-pra-maht
TLTL
pagmamalaki
pah-gma-ma-la-kee
TRTürkçe
cesaretsizlik
cheh-sa-ret-sihk
UKУкраїнська
зарозумілість
za-rooz-moo-list'
URاردو
غَوْر
ghur
VITiếng Việt
kiêu căng
khee-ow-cang
YOYO
àjọ́
ah-joh
ZH中文
鲁莽
lǔ-mǎng
ZUZU
ubutho
oo-boo-tho

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