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Meaning of "effrontery" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EFFRONTERY

From French effronterie, from Old French esfront barefaced, shameless, from Late Latin effrons, literally: putting forth one's forehead.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EFFRONTERY

effrontery  [ɪˈfrʌntərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EFFRONTERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Effrontery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EFFRONTERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rudeness

Rudeness is a display of disrespect by not complying with the social norms or etiquette of a group or culture. These laws have been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behavior. To be unable or unwilling to align one's behavior with these laws known to the general population of what is socially acceptable is to be rude. Rudeness "constituted by deviation from whatever counts as politic in a given social context, is inherently confrontational and disruptive to social equilibrium". Rudeness, particularly with respect to speech, is necessarily confrontational at its core. Forms of rudeness: inconsiderate, insensitive, deliberately offensive, impolite, a faux pas, obscenity, profanity, violating taboos such as deviancy. In some cases, an act of rudeness can go so far as to be a crime.

Definition of effrontery in the English dictionary

The definition of effrontery in the dictionary is shameless or insolent boldness; impudent presumption; audacity; temerity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EFFRONTERY


alimentary
ˌælɪˈmɛntərɪ
commentary
ˈkɒməntərɪ
complementary
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
complimentary
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
documentary
ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ
elementary
ˌɛlɪˈmɛntərɪ
filamentary
ˌfɪləˈmɛntərɪ
fragmentary
ˈfræɡməntərɪ
inventory
ˈɪnvəntərɪ
involuntary
ɪnˈvɒləntərɪ
momentary
ˈməʊməntərɪ
parliamentary
ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ
printery
ˈprɪntərɪ
promontory
ˈprɒməntərɪ
rudimentary
ˌruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ
sedentary
ˈsɛdəntərɪ
sedimentary
ˌsɛdɪˈmɛntərɪ
supplementary
ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntərɪ
voluntary
ˈvɒləntərɪ
wintery
ˈwɪntərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EFFRONTERY

efforce
effort
effort bargain
effortful
effortfully
effortfulness
effortless
effortlessly
effortlessness
effronteries
effulge
effulgence
effulgent
effulgently
effuse
effusiometer
effusion
effusive
effusively
effusiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE EFFRONTERY

adultery
amoebic dysentery
artery
battery
buttery
cemetery
coronary artery
dysentery
eatery
lientery
lottery
mastery
monastery
mystery
pottery
sintery
splintery
upholstery
vauntery
watery

Synonyms and antonyms of effrontery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EFFRONTERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «effrontery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of effrontery

Translation of «effrontery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EFFRONTERY

Find out the translation of effrontery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of effrontery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «effrontery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

厚颜无耻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desfachatez
570 millions of speakers

English

effrontery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुस्ताख़ी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

وقاحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наглость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descaramento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রগল্ভতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effronterie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Effrontery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Frechheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厚かましさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뻔뻔 스러움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Effrontery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô liêm si
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவமரியாதையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुळबूळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüzsüzlük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfrontatezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezczelność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нахабство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nerușinare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θράσος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brutaliteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fräckhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

effrontery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of effrontery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EFFRONTERY»

The term «effrontery» is regularly used and occupies the 85.695 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EFFRONTERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «effrontery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «effrontery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about effrontery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EFFRONTERY»

Discover the use of effrontery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to effrontery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery
Original, personal, and provocative, these essays are not so much a point of view as they are a way of life, revealing "a brilliant and deeply feeling artist at work" (San Francisco Chronicle). From the Hardcover edition.
Jeanette Winterson, 2014
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Between Flirting and Sexual Harassment: Explaining Efficacy ...
In an effort to further explore social knowledge regarding flirting in the workplace, this study uses critical discourse analysis on discourse generated from 32 in-depth interviews to obtain information on the prevalent themes of ...
Tiffany Emerson, ProQuest Information and Learning Company, 2009
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
E.g.: "This is the ultimate effrontery [read affront] to the people who support the team — the fans" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch ). B. Misspelled affrontery. This error is becoming quite common— e.g.: "His fiery Spanish nature refused to allow him to  ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2000
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Prejudices: A Philosophical Dictionary
EFFRONTERY Fortunately that Cartesian injunction is psychologically impossible, but if it were, we would be cast into a void. Tocqueville, early in life, wrote, "If I were asked to class human miseries, I would do so in this order: Disease, Death, ...
Robert A. Nisbet, 1983
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Garner's Modern American Usage
Language-Change Index effluvia misused as a singular: Stage 1 effrontery. A. For affront. Effrontery (= shameless insolence), when misused for affront (= an open insult), is a malapropism. E.g.: • “This is the ultimate effrontery [read affront] to ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... acquaint, apprise telling compelling, convincing, cogent, sound, »valid Ana forceful, forcible, »powerful, potent: »effective, effectual, efficacious: »conclusive, decisive, determinative, definitive temerity, audacity, hardihood, effrontery, nerve,  ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
AITDACITY, EFFRONTERY, HARDIHOOD OR HARDINESS, BOLDNESS, AUDACITY, from audacious, in French audacieux, Latin audax, from audeo to dare, signifies literally the quality of daring. EFFRONTERY is compounded of ef, en, or in, ...
George Crabb, 1818
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With ...
Covetous. AODACITT, EFFRONTERY, HARDIHOOD OR HARDINESS, BOLDNESS. AUDACITY, from audacious, in French mudaciau, Latin audax, from audeo to dare, signifies literally the quality of daring. EFFRONTERY, compounded of ef, ...
George Crabb, 1826
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English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...
Audacity and effrontery are always taken in a bad sense: hardihood in an indifferent, if not a bad sense ; boldness in a good, bad, or indiffèrent sense. • Audacity marks haughtiness and temerity ; * Ac kutiwlcdçe without justice on«l;t 10 be ...
George Crabb, 1850
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English synonymes, explained in alphabet. order
AVENGE. AUDACITY, EFFRONTERY, HARDIHOOD OR HARDINESS, BOLDNESS. AUDACITY, from audacious, in French audaeieux, Latin audar, and audeo to dare, signifies literally the quality of daring. EFFRONTERY, compounded of ef, ...
George Crabb, 1864

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EFFRONTERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term effrontery is used in the context of the following news items.
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Anti-Christian Sports Talker: Russell Wilson Might be Gay
Whether Bernstein actually suspects Wilson of homosexuality or he's just having fun taking shots at a guy with the effrontery to live ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
2
Apologise to Jonathan, PDP tells Buhari; insists LNG money saved …
... and fraudulently but now that transparency and accountability is the hallmark he still has the effrontery to run his mouth without shame! «Premium Times, Jul 15»
3
Corruption, organised crime and terrorism
... now openly come out in favour of not only allowing corruption but also decrying those having the effrontery to question this daylight robbery. «Daily Times, Jul 15»
4
“Monecracy” Is A Threat To Ghana's Politics – Jacob Osei Yeboah
However, our public national discourse is characterized by effrontery lies without accountability- politics without principles”. “…Leaders ... «The Statesman Online, Jul 15»
5
The Alex Otti Phenomenon
I pray that God will give us more Alex Ottis who will have the temerity and effrontery to challenge things that need to be challenged and leave ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Christians are the new Dred Scott
For his effrontery, having the nerve to actually believe the First Amendment applied to him, he too has been fined, ordered to bake cakes that ... «OneNewsNow, Jul 15»
7
Thugs attack pensioners during anti-Aregbesola protest
Angered by the effrontery of the youths, one of the pensioners told our correspondent that some of his colleagues repelled the attackers by ... «Eagle Reporters, Jul 15»
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Are these people true Ghanaians?
The effrontery of naively reporting that the Minister "clarified" the situation! He clarified what? He rather mystified the public, perhaps with intent ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
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MOVIE REVIEW: 'Ted 2' is raunchier than the average bear
Its juxtaposition with the crazy goings-on creates a laugh-filled synergy, promising a new effrontery around each corner. And while it may ... «New Jersey Hills, Jul 15»
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Piers Morgan on Sting: I'd like a photo of you pouring me vintage Krug
Sting chuckled at the absurd effrontery of this statement, then realised I was deadly serious. 'It's the perfect image to reflect the glorious ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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