effrontery

effrontery Definition

ef·fron·tery (e frunt′ər ē, i-)

noun

Etymology: Fr effronterie < effronté, shameless, bold < L effrons, barefaced, shameless < ex-, from + frons, forehead: see front

effrontery Synonyms

effrontery Usage Examples

Converse of object

have: He has the effrontery to accuse Kant of barbarous jargon.
brazen: As with all the others, there is the same quietly brazen effrontery in trying to minimize or ignore unanswerable facts.

Adjective modifier

sheer: This was sheer effrontery of Macmillan when he was the one who was destroying democracy.
such: Taken aback by such double effrontery he allowed me to stay.
young: Despite himself, the professor smiles at the young effrontery before him.

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