effronteries

Meaning of effronteries

plural noun
  1. insolent or impertinent behaviour.
    one juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner's decision

late 17th century: from French effronterie, based on late Latin effrons, effront- ‘shameless, barefaced’, from ex- ‘out’ + frons ‘forehead’.

Information about effronteries

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of effronteries is: effrontery.
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Hyphenation of effronteries

ef-fron-ter-ies

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
  • effronteries is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

effronteries synonyms

Meaning the quality of being impudent; impertinence:

impudence

Meaning lack of respect; rudeness:

impertinence

Meaning talk or behaviour regarded as rude or lacking in respect:

cheek

Meaning rude and disrespectful behaviour:

insolence

Meaning rude or disrespectful behaviour; impudence:

audacity

Meaning excessive confidence or boldness; audacity:

temerity

Meaning boldness or overfamiliarity in manner:

forwardness

Meaning the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something:

front

Meaning behaviour perceived as arrogant, disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is permitted or appropriate:

presumption

Meaning impudence or audacity:

nerve

Meaning bold and impudent behaviour:

gall

Meaning the quality of being attractively small and well shaped:

pertness

Meaning willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage:

boldness

Meaning lack of respect or courtesy:

disrespect

Meaning a yellow alloy of copper and zinc:

brass

Meaning the part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body:

neck

Meaning the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal:

face

Meaning insolent or impertinent talk:

lip

Meaning talkativeness or impudence:

mouth

Meaning impertinence; cheek:

sauce

Meaning insolence; abuse:

snash

Meaning impudence; cheek:

sass

Meaning extreme self-confidence or audacity:

chutzpah

Meaning a camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife at close quarters:

hide

Meaning the tough outer part of a loaf of bread:

crust

Meaning rude or cheeky remarks made in reply to someone in authority:

backchat

Meaning insolent or insulting language or treatment:

contumely

Meaning a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof:

assumption

Meaning a challenge, especially to prove courage:

dare

Meaning suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability:

presume

effronteries antonyms

Meaning lack of courage or confidence:

timidity

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