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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-fruhn-tuh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈfrʌn tə ri

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Définition of effrontery

Origin :
  • 1715, from French effronterie, from effronté "shameless," from Old French esfronte "shameless, brazen," probably from Late Latin effrontem (nominative effrons) "barefaced," from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + frontem (nominative frons) "brow" (see front (n.)).
  • Latin frontus had a sense of "ability to blush," but the literal sense of effrontery often has been taken to be "putting forth the forehead." Forehead in Johnson's Dictionary (1755) has a secondary sense of "impudence; confidence; assurance; audaciousness; audacity."
  • noun nerve, boldness
Example sentences :
  • You know that Milbrey girl must get her effrontery direct from where they make it.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I could not but reflect how shocked our King would be to learn of this effrontery.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Will you have the effrontery to tell me that is the coast of Curacao?
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He stumbled away to wash his hands, utterly crushed by her effrontery.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • He stared at me a moment, as if my effrontery astonished him.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The hunting of the one is carried on with self-restraint, of the others with effrontery.
  • Extract from : « The Sportsman » by Xenophon
  • Even Ina Vandeman's effrontery wouldn't carry her to a finish on that.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • There was a dash of heroism in their effrontery that pleased her.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • The odious woman had the effrontery to tell us so to our faces.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • Effrontery, properly managed, is one of the most valuable of all qualities.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

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