Effrontery

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  • noun. Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Assurance; shamelessness; sauciness; impudence or boldness in transgressing the bounds of modesty, propreity, duty, etc.: as, the effrontery of vice; their corrupt practices were pursued with bold effrontery.
  • noun. Synonyms Impertinence, etc. (see impudence); hardihood, audacity. See list under impertinence.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.
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  • noun. Insolent and shameless audacity.
  • noun. An act of insolent and shameless audacity.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
    • Word Usage
    "Yet there she was, and moving with a leisureliness that must be described as effrontery!"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    audaciousness  audacity  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    uppishness  uppityness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    audacity  baseness  brutality  complacency  disregard  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arrogance  assurance  audacity  boldness  brashness  
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