What does effrontery mean?

Definitions for effrontery
ɪˈfrʌn tə rief·fron·te·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumptionnoun

    audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

    "he despised them for their presumptuousness"

Wiktionary

  1. effronterynoun

    insolent and shameless audacity

    We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country.

  2. effronterynoun

    an act of insolent and shameless audacity

    Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery.

  3. Etymology: From late 17th century effronterie, from effronté, from esfronté, from *, from exfrons, from prefix ex- + frons.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Effronterynoun

    Impudence; shamelessness; contempt of reproach.

    Etymology: effronterie, Fr.

    They could hardly contain themselves within one unworthy act, who had effrontery enough to commit or countenance it. Charles I .

    Others with ignorance and insufficiency have self-admiration and effrontery to set up themselves. Isaac Watts, Improv.

    A bold man’s effrontery, in company with women, must be owing to his low opinion of them, and his high one of himself. Clarissa.

Wikipedia

  1. effrontery

    Rudeness (also called effrontery) is a display of actual or perceived disrespect by not complying with the social norms or etiquette of a group or culture. These norms have been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behavior. To be unable or unwilling to align one's behavior with these norms known to the general population of what is socially acceptable is to be rude and are enforced as though they were a sort of social law, with social repercussions or rewards for violators or advocates, respectively. 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 include acting inconsiderate, insensitive, deliberately offensive, impolite, obscenity, profanity and violating taboos such as deviancy. In some cases, an act of rudeness can go so far as to be a crime, for example, the crime of hate speech.

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  1. effrontery

    Effrontery is a behavior or attitude characterized by shameless boldness or audacity. It refers to a disregard for conventional norms, etiquette or established boundaries, often viewed as disrespectful or insolent.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Effronterynoun

    impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Effrontery

    ef-frunt′ėr-i, n. shamelessness: impudence: insolence. [O. Fr.,—L. effrons, effrontisex, out, frons, frontis, the forehead.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of effrontery in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of effrontery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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  • безочливост, нахалствоBulgarian
  • Unverschämtheit, Dreistigkeit, FrechheitGerman
  • θράσοςGreek
  • desfachatez, desvergüenzaSpanish
  • effronterieFrench
  • neamhnáireIrish
  • गुस्ताख़ीHindi
  • arcátlanságHungarian
  • անպատկառություն, անամոթություն, լկտիություն, լրբությունArmenian
  • sfrontatezzaItalian
  • 厚顔無恥Japanese
  • 뻔뻔스러움Korean
  • acinte, desfaçatez, descaramentoPortuguese
  • nerușinare, insolență, sfruntareRomanian
  • нахальство, бесстыдство, наглость, беззастенчивостьRussian
  • அவமரியாதையானTamil

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