effrontery[noun]Synonyms: insolence, arrogance, audacity, brazenness, cheek
(informal), impertinence, impudence, nerve, presumption, temerity
Contrasted words: courtesy, grace, propriety
Related Words: audacity,
hardihood,
temerity,
assurance,
self-assurance,
self-confidence,
brazenness,
impudence,
impertinence,
insolence [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ef‧fron‧te‧ry /ɪˈfrʌntəri/
noun [uncountable] formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: effronterie, from Late Latin effrons 'shameless']
rude behaviour that shocks you because it is so confident
Synonym : nervehave the effrontery to do something
She had the effrontery to ask me for more money. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲