Definition of effrontery Effrontery
/ɪfɹʌˈntɚi/ - [ifrunteree] - ef•fron•ter•y
We found 7 definitions of effrontery from 6 different sources.
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What does effrontery mean?
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| effrontery - audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" | ||
| presumption, presumptuousness, assumption | ||
| audaciousness, audacity aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- effrontery (n.)
Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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effrontery
Shameless boldness.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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effrontery
ef-frunt′ėr-i, n. shamelessness: impudence: insolence. [O. Fr.,—L. effrons, effrontis—ex, out, frons, frontis, the forehead.]
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🔤- effrontery, noun, singular of effronteries.
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