effrontery
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effrontery
- /ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/
- /ɛˈfɹʌntəɹi/
Where it comes from
From late 17th century French effronterie, from effronté (“shameless, insolent”), from Old French esfronté, from Vulgar Latin *exfrontātus. Compare Latin effrōns (“barefaced”), from the prefix ex- (“from”) + frōns (“forehead”) (English: front). By surface analysis, ef- + front + -er + -y.
noun effronteries
- Insolent and shameless audacity. We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country.
- An act of insolent and shameless audacity. Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery.
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noun insolent and shameless audacity
| Español | desfachatez, desvergüenza, descaro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뻔뻔스러움 ppeonppeonseureoum |
| 日本語 | 厚顔無恥 kōganmuchi |
| 中文 | 厚顏無恥 /厚颜无耻 hòuyánwúchǐ |
| Português | descaramento, acinte, desfaçatez |
| Français | effronterie |
| Deutsch | Dreistigkeit, Frechheit, Unverschämtheit |
| Italiano | sfrontatezza |
| Ελληνικά | θράσος thrásos |
| Română | sfruntare, nerușinare, insolență |
| Русский | бессты́дство besstýdstvo, на́глость náglostʹ, наха́льство naxálʹstvo, беззасте́нчивость bezzasténčivostʹ |
| עברית | חוצפה chutzpá |
Talk about this word "effrontery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/effrontery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. effrontery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/effrontery "effrontery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/effrontery.Cite this
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title = {effrontery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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