English Explanatory Dictionary

bronze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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; third place.
  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.
  5. To finish in third place; to win a bronze medal.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/bɹɒnz/ /bɹɑnz/ en-us-bronze.ogg en-au-bronze.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bronze.wav

Word forms

bronze bronzes more bronze most bronze bronzing bronzed

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).

Synonyms

brass bronzen

Related words

penny

Derived words

aluminium bronze bronze age bronze blue bronze copper bronze diabetes bronze disease bronze featherback bronze fennel bronzefounder bronzefounding bronze green bronzeless bronzelike bronzemaking bronze medalist bronze medallist bronzeness bronze open access bronze parotia bronzer bronze race bronze script bronzesmith bronzesmithing bronze steel bronzeware bronze whaler bronze-wing bronzewing bronze-winged jacana bronzeworker bronzeworking bronzeworks bronzey bronze yellow bronzify bronzine bronzish bronzist bronzy Corinthian bronze embronze gold-bronze little bronze cuckoo Nibral nonbronze silicon bronze steel bronze vanadium bronze bronze medal arsenical bronze bell bronze Bronze Star bronze up bronzite Liaoning bronze dagger culture phosphor bronze Uchatius bronze rebronze
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