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brassier

brassier

6.8
Having a loud, bright sound like a trumpet or a shiny metal look
  • adjective
  • /ˈbræsiər/
translation icon : más brillante
  • The band played a brassier tune that filled the entire hall with energy.

Examples

  • "Like 'congratulations' to your sister!" Sylvia's voice seemed to echo through the hills and across Lake Cayuga and come back, louder and brassier, for everyone to hear.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Looks like a really kind of dusty gold, the least brassy gold you've ever seen.

  • 'It's even bigger and brassier than 'Goldfinger' with that amazing final note by Tom Jones.

    Blog text (16)

  • Her dress had a brassier color that sparkled in the sunlight.

  • The new trumpet has a brassier sound that stands out in the orchestra.

Synonyms

brassy
vsbrassier
2 5.5

A loud bright sound like a trumpet or trombone

is more intense in metallic loudness and bright appearance
brasslike
vsbrassier
7.4

Sounds or looks bright and metallic like a trumpet

is comparatively stronger in that metallic resonance and brightness

Antonyms

soft
182 1.0

Gentle and not strong for light or sound

muted
19 4.0

Sound that is softer and quieter than usual

How Brassy

piercing
2 5.5
brassy
2 5.5
brassier
6.8
bright
17 3.8
muted
10 4.2

Surface Forms

brassier comparative
brassiest superlative

Morphology

brassier = brassy (transparent) = brass + y + er

Comparative formed from the adjective 'brassy' by adding the regular comparative suffix '-er'; meaning is directly predictable from 'brassy'.

Etymology

Brassier comes from brass, the shiny metal used in trumpets and other 'brass' instruments; because those instruments are loud and the metal is bright, something brassier sounds or looks more 'loud' and more 'golden' than before.