bronze

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
2. (countable, uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
3. (countable) A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.
4. (countable, uncountable) A bronze medal; third place.
5. (countable, uncountable) Boldness; impudence.

Adj

1. Made of bronze metal.
2. Having a reddish-brown colour.
3. Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun.

Verb

1. (transitive) To plate with bronze.
2. (transitive) To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan.
3. (intransitive) To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
4. (transitive) To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.
5. (intransitive) To finish in third place; to win a bronze medal.

Synonyms

copper

brass

tan

bronzy

gold

bell metal

bronzed

alloy

metal

🤘

reddish-yellow

tanned

tombac

unblushingness

zinc

reddish-brown

made of wood

gun metal

bronze ware

light-brown

bronze whaler

bronze whaler shark

bronzie

cocktail shark

cocktail whaler

copper shark

narrow-tooth shark

narrowtooth shark

copper ware

antique bronze colour

bronze colour

jewelery

American bronze

brazen

bronzes

brown

impudence

pewter

precious stones

silver

suntan

tanbark

temper

Translations

Bronze

bronze

bronce

bronzo

bronze

bronze

airain

μπρούντζος

brons

aes

💸

bronzeo

bronzen

bronzen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɹɒnz/

Etymology

From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below).

Sentences

This image was made of cast bronze and gilded with gold .

Yunaika Crawford took the bronze medal behind Moreno .