effrontery
Meaning of effrontery
- 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 effrontery
- It is a name.
- The plural form of effrontery is: effronteries.
- Languages in which effrontery is used:
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Hyphenation of effrontery
ef-fron-tery
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- effrontery is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
effrontery synonyms
Meaning presumption:
presumption, presumptuousness, assumption
Meaning the quality of being impudent; impertinence:
Meaning lack of respect; rudeness:
Meaning talk or behaviour regarded as rude or lacking in respect:
Meaning rude and disrespectful behaviour:
Meaning rude or disrespectful behaviour; impudence:
Meaning excessive confidence or boldness; audacity:
Meaning boldness or overfamiliarity in manner:
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:
Meaning impudence or audacity:
Meaning bold and impudent behaviour:
Meaning the quality of being attractively small and well shaped:
Meaning willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage:
Meaning lack of respect or courtesy:
Meaning a yellow alloy of copper and zinc:
Meaning the part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body:
Meaning the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal:
Meaning insolent or impertinent talk:
Meaning talkativeness or impudence:
Meaning impertinence; cheek:
Meaning insolence; abuse:
Meaning impudence; cheek:
Meaning extreme self-confidence or audacity:
Meaning a camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife at close quarters:
Meaning the tough outer part of a loaf of bread:
Meaning rude or cheeky remarks made in reply to someone in authority:
Meaning insolent or insulting language or treatment:
Meaning a challenge, especially to prove courage:
Meaning suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability:
effrontery antonyms
Meaning lack of courage or confidence:
Translation of effrontery
- French: effronterie
- German: Unverschämtheit
- Italian: sfrontatezza
- Spanish: descaro
Words that rhyme with effrontery
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