noun
effrontery
Effrontery (noun) means Rude and shameless boldness.
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1
Rude and shameless boldness.
"We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country."
2
A rude and shameless act of boldness.
"Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery."
"All was going as planned until the bag hit a snag and failed to surround the entire nest. This effrontery was too much. The wasps exploded off the nest at me."
— Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild (2016)
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Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century from French effronterie, itself from effronté (“shameless, insolent”), which came from Old French esfronté, from Vulgar Latin *exfrontātus. Compare Latin effrōns (“barefaced”), formed from the prefix ex- (“from”) and frōns (“forehead”; related to English front). By surface analysis, it breaks down as ef- + front + -er + -y.
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What is the meaning of effrontery?
"effrontery" (noun) means rude and shameless boldness.
What is another word for effrontery?
Other words for "effrontery" include presumptuousness, presumption, assumption.
What is the opposite of effrontery?
Opposites of "effrontery" include modesty, bashfulness, timidity.
What are the different meanings of effrontery?
"effrontery" has 2 main meanings: 1. Rude and shameless boldness; 2. A rude and shameless act of boldness.
