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effrontery
ef·front·er·y E0050800 (ĭ-frŭn′tə-rē)n. pl. ef·front·er·ies Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.
[French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte, from Vulgar Latin *effrontātus, alteration of Late Latin effrōns, effront- : ex-, ex- + frōns, front-, front, forehead.]effrontery (ɪˈfrʌntərɪ) n, pl -iesshameless or insolent boldness; impudent presumption; audacity; temerity[C18: from French effronterie, from Old French esfront barefaced, shameless, from Late Latin effrons, literally: putting forth one's forehead; see front]ef•fron•ter•y (ɪˈfrʌn tə ri)
n., pl. -ter•ies. 1. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity. 2. an act or instance of this. [1705–15; < French effronterie, derivative of Old French esfront shameless] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | effrontery - audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"presumptuousness, presumption, assumptionaudaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"uppishness, uppityness - assumption of airs beyond one's station |
effronterynoun insolence, nerve, arrogance, presumption, face (informal), front, neck (informal), cheek (informal), assurance, brass (informal), gall (informal), disrespect, audacity, boldness, rudeness, temerity, chutzpah (U.S. & Canad. informal), impertinence, impudence, brashness, brass neck (Brit. informal), shamelessness, incivility, cheekiness, brazenness He had the effrontery to turn up on my doorstep at 2 in the morning.effronterynounThe state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.Translationseffrontery (iˈfrantəri) noun impudence. He had the effrontery to call me a liar. 厚顏無恥(的行為) 厚颜无耻（的行为） effrontery
Synonyms for effronterynoun insolenceSynonyms- insolence
- nerve
- arrogance
- presumption
- face
- front
- neck
- cheek
- assurance
- brass
- gall
- disrespect
- audacity
- boldness
- rudeness
- temerity
- chutzpah
- impertinence
- impudence
- brashness
- brass neck
- shamelessness
- incivility
- cheekiness
- brazenness
Synonyms for effronterynoun the state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confidentSynonyms- assumption
- audaciousness
- audacity
- boldness
- brashness
- brazenness
- cheek
- cheekiness
- chutzpah
- discourtesy
- disrespect
- face
- familiarity
- forwardness
- gall
- impertinence
- impudence
- impudency
- incivility
- insolence
- nerve
- nerviness
- overconfidence
- pertness
- presumptuousness
- pushiness
- rudeness
- sassiness
- sauciness
- brass
- crust
- sauce
- uppishness
- uppityness
Synonyms for effronterynoun audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right toSynonyms- presumptuousness
- presumption
- assumption
Related Words- audaciousness
- audacity
- uppishness
- uppityness
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