# effrontery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/

## Definitions
1. Insolent and shameless audacity.
2. An act of insolent and shameless audacity.

## 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). By surface analysis, ef- + front + -er + -y.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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