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There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun effrontery. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.
effrontery in American English. (ɪˈfrʌntəri) noun Word forms: plural -teries. 1. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity. She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples. 2. an act or instance of this. SYNONYMS 1. impertinence, impudence, cheek.
n. [ Latin] Excessive assurance; sauciness; shamelessness; audacity; impudence. 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language. Impudence, shamelessness. 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language.
EFFRONTERY translate: 厚颜无耻;放肆. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary.
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2 meanings: → See effrontery shameless or insolent boldness; impudent presumption; audacity; temerity.... Click for more definitions.
In the English description: impertinence. Spanish: desenvoltura - caradura - desvergüenza - cinismo - morro - rostro. Synonyms: impudence, audacity, boldness, presumption, rudeness, more... Forum discussions with the word (s) "effrontery" in the title: effrontery - forma adjetival. effrontery - English Only forum.