Definitions and meaning of bronze bronze
Etymology
1730-40; from French bronze (1511), from Italian bronzo (13th cent.), of uncertain origin; see it for more.
Pronunciation
( UK ) IPA(key) : /bɹɒnz/
( US ) IPA(key) : /bɹɑnz/
Rhymes: -ɒnz
Noun
bronze (countable and uncountable , plural bronzes )
( uncountable ) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
Coordinate term: brass
( countable and uncountable ) A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
( countable ) A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.
A bronze medal.
Boldness; impudence.
Synonym: brass
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
bronze (comparative more bronze , superlative most bronze )
Made of bronze metal.
Synonym: bronzen
Having a reddish-brown colour.
( of the skin ) Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
bronze (third-person singular simple present bronzes , present participle bronzing , simple past and past participle bronzed )
( transitive ) To plate with bronze.
( transitive ) To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan.
( intransitive, of the skin ) To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
( transitive ) To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.
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Catalan
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : ( Central, Balearic ) [ˈbɾon.zə]
IPA(key) : ( Valencian ) [ˈbɾon.ze]
Rhymes: -onze
Noun
bronze m (plural bronzes )
bronze ( metal )
bronze medal
Derived terms
Further reading
“bronze” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició , Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“bronze”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana , Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“bronze” in Diccionari normatiu valencià , Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“bronze” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bronze .
Pronunciation
Noun
bronze c (singular definite bronzen , plural indefinite bronzer )
( uncountable ) bronze ( element; colour )
( countable ) bronze ( work of art made of bronze ) , bronze medal
Inflection
Further reading
bronze on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian bronzo .
Pronunciation
Noun
bronze m (plural bronzes )
bronze ( metal, work of art )
Derived terms
âge de bronze
couler un bronze
médaille de bronze
mouler un bronze
Descendants
→ Danish: bronze
→ English: bronze
→ Norwegian: bronse
→ Persian: برنز ( boronz )
→ Portuguese: bronze
Verb
bronze
inflection of bronzer :
first/ third-person singular present indicative/ subjunctive
second-person singular imperative
Further reading
“bronze”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language] , 2012 .
Anagrams
Greenlandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish bronze ; see English bronze etymology.
Noun
bronze
bronze
Occitan
Pronunciation
Noun
bronze m (plural bronzes )
bronze
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French bronze , from Italian bronzo , either from Byzantine Greek βροντησίον ( brontēsíon ) , presumably from Βρεντήσιον ( Brentḗsion , “ Brindisi ” ) , known for the manufacture of bronze; or ultimately from Persian برنج ( berenj, beranj , “ brass ” ) ~ پرنگ ( pereng , “ copper ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
bronze m (plural bronzes )
bronze
skin tan
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References
Source: wiktionary.org