Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.
nerve, gall
Effrontery, enterprise, enterprising, endurance
Despite himself, the professor smiles at the young effrontery before him.
The lawyer had the effrontery to speak before the judge. It means very bold and rude behavior.
A person demonstrates effrontery by showing boldness or audacity, often in a disrespectful or arrogant manner. This can be displayed through actions such as speaking out of turn, invading personal boundaries, or disregarding social norms without consideration for others.
Chutzpah is absolute cheek, nerve, effrontery. It is a Yiddish word, I believe.
Daring; spirited; adventurous., Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent., Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum.
Effrontery is essentially "barefaced" insolence, audacity, temerity, or simply "nerve." It can be an insult or mere presumptuousness. It can take many forms, from the naive to the callously bold. The less calculating version is the chocolate-covered 4-year-old who insists he did not eat your candy bar. On the brazen side is the hurrying commuter who knocks you to the floor, and then insists you pay the cleaning bill for the coffee he spilled on his coat. Sometimes it is used to mean impudence, as to an authority or royalty. A tourist might display effrontery by telling the Queen to move her carriage so that he could get a snapshot of Westminster Abbey.
The Hebrew and Yiddish word "hutspah" means effrontery; gall; cheekiness; nerve; shamelessness.
Odacity doesn't mean anything. Audacity, however, is: 1. boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions. 2. effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness: His questioner's audacity shocked the lecturer. 3. Usually, audacities. audacious acts or statements.
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