English Explanatory Dictionary

effrontery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Insolent and shameless audacity.
  2. An act of insolent and shameless audacity.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/ /ɛˈfɹʌntəɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-effrontery.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-effrontery.wav

Word forms

effrontery effronteries

Etymology

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.

Related words

affront
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