bronze

Meaning

Noun

1. A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
2. A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
3. A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.
4. A bronze medal.
5. 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. To plate with bronze.
2. To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan.
3. To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
4. To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɹɒnz/

Etymology

From French bronze (1511), from Italian bronzo (13th cent.), of uncertain origin; see it for more. First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior. See cite below.

Sentences

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

Yunaika Crawford took the bronze medal behind Moreno .