Boldness, audacity; an instance of this. In later use esp. with reference to literary or artistic style.

Impudence, shamelessness, presumption.

The quality of being malapert.

Excessive boldness, presumption, audacity.

The quality of being insolent; = insolence, n. 1.

Waywardness, stubbornness; impudence; petulance; an instance of this. Now rare.

Shameless effrontery; = impudence, n. 2.

Presumptuousness, insolence. Cf. malapert, adj., saucy and malapert at saucy, adj.1 adv.phrases.

Impudence, insolence, sauciness; (occasionally) an instance of this; = petulance, n. 1. Obsolete.

Insolence or arrogance in attitude or tone; cheekiness; forwardness; an instance of this.

Open disregard of the restraints of decorum or morality; effrontery, impudence, shamelessness.

Impudence. Cf. sauciness, n.

Used (like Latin frons) for the countenance as capable of expressing shame, etc. In two opposite… Command of countenance, unblushing front…

Courage, boldness; audacity; = hardihood, n. 1

Courage; audacity; resoluteness; = hardiness, n. 1.

Presumptuousness, effrontery, impudence, shamelessness; = audacity, n. 3.

The quality of being impudent; impudence.

Insolent or lascivious behaviour or speech; impudence, over-assertiveness, insolence; sauciness. Obsolete.

Presumptuous speech or behaviour; insolence, disrespect; = impertinence, n. 3b. Now chiefly archaic.

Presumptuous speech or behaviour; insolence, esp. to a superior; rudeness, lack of respect. Also: intrusion into or interference in that which is…

Shameless effrontery; insolent disrespect, insolence; unabashed presumption.

= procacity, n.

Impudence, shamelessness, effrontery. Obsolete.

figurative. An unabashed brow; confidence, effrontery; cf. ‘cheek’, ‘face’ in slang use. Obsolete.

Effrontery, impudence. Cf. face, n. 3, forehead, n. 2. Now rare. So, †man of front. to have the front: to be sufficiently impudent.

The quality of being insolent, esp. as manifested in action. Offensive contemptuousness of action or speech due to presumption; impertinently…

= effrontery, n.

In a bad sense: Hardihood, audacity, presumption, impudence.

Shameless audacity, unblushing insolence. Also concrete.

The quality of being affrontive; impudence, effrontery.

The action of swaggering; external conduct or personal behaviour marked by an air of superiority or defiant or insolent disregard of others.

Insolent disrespect; impertinence; = impudence, n. 2a. Formerly also: †an impudent person; = impudence, n. 2c (obsolete).

colloquial. Presumptuous or disrespectful behaviour or attitude; impudence, effrontery, audacity; (also) an instance of this. Frequently in to have t…

the quality of being sassy; impudence, cheekiness; confidence, boldness; cf. sass, n. 2.

The quality or condition of being cheeky; impudence; audacity.

English regional (Yorkshire). Impertinence, forwardness, sauciness. Also: an impertinent or saucy person.

Assurance, impudence. Originally U.S. slang.

Brazen impudence, gall, audacity; brash self-confidence.

figurative. Command of facial expression; composure, coolness, boldness. In later use often connoting absence of shame: impudence, effrontery, cheek…

colloquial. Extravagant, insolent, or boastful talk; a propensity for this. Cf. to be all mouth at phrases 1m, and lip, n. 3c.

figurative. Impudence, effrontery. slang.

slang. Impudence, effrontery, cheek. Cf. crust, n. 7b.

Originally and chiefly U.S. With off. The action of being rude or impertinent to someone, or being witty at someone's expense; cf. smart, v.2 4.

Impudence, effrontery, ‘nerve’. (Apparently an elliptical use of ‘thick hide’.)

colloquial (chiefly British). The quality of having no reticence, shame, or humility; insensitivity to criticism or insults; audacity…