Definition of EFFRONTERY

effrontery

Plural: effronteries

Noun

  • audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
  • Insolent and shameless audacity.
  • An act of insolent and shameless audacity.

Examples

  • Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery.
  • We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country.

Origin / Etymology

From late 17th century French effronterie, from effronté (“shameless, insolent”), from Old French esfronté, from Vulgar Latin *exfrontātus. Compare Latin effrōns (“barefaced”), from the prefix ex- (“from”) + frōns (“forehead”) (English: front).

Scrabble Score: 19

effrontery: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
effrontery: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
effrontery: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

effrontery: valid Words With Friends Word