effrontery

  • 21effrontery — ef|front|er|y [ ı frʌntəri ] noun uncount FORMAL behavior that is rude or shows a lack of respect …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22effrontery — ef·fron·ter·y || ɪ frÊŒntÉ™rɪ n. impudence, audacity, nerve, insolence …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 23effrontery — [ɪ frʌnt(ə)ri] noun insolence or impertinence. Origin C17: from Fr. effronterie, based on late L. effrons, effront shameless, barefaced , from ex out + frons forehead …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 24effrontery — n. Assurance, impudence, audacity, hardihood, presumption, shamelessness, sauciness, brass, brazen boldness …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 25effrontery — n audacity, impertinence, impudence, gall, nerve, Inf. cheek, Inf. brass, Sl. moxie; insolence, brassiness, brazenness, rudeness, Sl. mouth, Sl. lip; temerity, foolhardiness, rashness, brashness, boldness; imprudence, injudiciousness,… …

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  • 26effrontery — ef·fron·tery …

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  • 27effrontery — UK [ɪˈfrʌntərɪ] / US noun [uncountable] formal behaviour that is rude or that shows a lack of respect …

    English dictionary

  • 28effrontery — ef•fron•ter•y [[t]ɪˈfrʌn tə ri[/t]] n. pl. ter•ies 1) shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity 2) an act or instance of this • Etymology: 1705–15; < F effronterie, der. of OF esfront shameless …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29effrontery — /əˈfrʌntəri / (say uh fruntuhree), /i / (say ee ) noun (plural effronteries) shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity. {French effronterie, from Old French esfronte shameless, from es (from Latin ex ex 1) + front brow (from Latin frons) …

  • 30display with effrontery — index flaunt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary