Definition of effrontery

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ef·front·er·y    (-frnt-r) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. ef·front·er·ies

Brazen boldness; presumptuousness.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte, from Vulgar Latin *effronttus, alteration of Late Latin effrns , effront- : ex-, ex- + frns , front-, front, forehead

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