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effrontery Definition

ef·fron·tery (e frunt′ər ē, i-)

noun

  1. unashamed boldness; impudence; audacity; presumption
  2. pl. -·ter·ies an act or instance of this

Etymology: Fr effronterie < effronté, shameless, bold < L effrons, barefaced, shameless < ex-, from + frons, forehead: see front

effrontery Synonyms

effrontery

n.

impudence, audacity, boldness, presumption; see rudeness. See syn. study at temerity.

effrontery Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: He has the effrontery to accuse Kant of barbarous jargon.
  • brazen: As with all the others, there is the same quietly brazen effrontery in trying to minimize or ignore unanswerable facts.

Adjective modifier

  • sheer: This was sheer effrontery of Macmillan when he was the one who was destroying democracy.
  • such: Taken aback by such double effrontery he allowed me to stay.
  • young: Despite himself, the professor smiles at the young effrontery before him.

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