brassy
2
5.5
- adjective
- /ˈbræsi/
:
metálico
- The brassy blue sky of Provence was a huge dome radiating sunlight and heat.
- brassy music
And then it says knocks out brassy Canary yellow tones and it is literally bright purple.
- And then it says knocks out brassy Canary yellow tones and it is literally bright purple.
Examples
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The clothes you selected hardly carried a flattering association. "What does it matter?" cried Dordolio in a brassy voice.
Fiction book (1993) -
Justin opened the door and stepped from air conditioning and pale fluorescent light into the brassy sun and heat of the San Fernando Valley.
Fiction book (1999) -
The Salvation Army Band on the street corner blared out its brassy music of hope.
Fiction book (2002) -
"I'm from Missouri," he said, running a hand through a clump of short, brassy hair.
Fiction book (1991) -
A brassy tune marches up the stairs, twirls, and descends again.
Fiction book (1990) -
Iadara's sky curved overhead, its brassy blue darkened by altitude, touched here and there by thin wisps of cloud.
Fiction book (1990) -
His brown hair was darker around his ears than on top, and in the soft beam from the window, it had a brassy red overlay, a metallic sheen that could only have been the product of a dye.
Fiction book (1996) -
The marching band played a brassy tune that filled the whole street with its loud, cheerful sound.
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As the sun set, the brassy tones of the trumpet echoed beautifully through the evening air.
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The performance featured a brassy melody that made the audience feel excited and alive.
Synonyms
Sounds or looks bright and metallic like a trumpet
Sounds loud and clear like a trumpet
Having a loud, bright sound like a trumpet or a shiny metal look
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brassy comes from brass (the yellow metal) and the ending -y. Think of a trumpet made of brass that gives a loud, bright, metallic sound, so brassy means 'loud', 'bright', and 'metallic'.