
n., pl., -ies.
Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.
[French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte, from Vulgar Latin *effrontātus, alteration of Late Latin effrōns, effront- : ex-, ex- + frōns, front-, front, forehead.]
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[French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte, from Vulgar Latin *effrontātus, alteration of Late Latin effrōns, effront- : ex-, ex- + frōns, front-, front, forehead.]
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Definition: nerve, boldness
Antonyms: manners, modesty, shame, shyness
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Even after clear evidence was shown, the jury was shocked by the defendant's effrontery in denying any guilt.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - frækhed, uforskammethed
Nederlands (Dutch)
brutaliteit
Français (French)
n. - effronterie
Deutsch (German)
n. - Unverschämtheit, Frechheit
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναίδεια, θρασύτητα, ξετσιπωσιά, αυθάδεια
Italiano (Italian)
sfacciataggine
Português (Portuguese)
n. - audácia (f), imprudência (f)
Русский (Russian)
наглость, нахальство
Español (Spanish)
n. - insolencia, descaro, desvergüenza
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - oförskämdhet
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
厚颜无耻, 放肆
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 厚顏無恥, 放肆
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) وقاحه
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