Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - effrontery
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Effrontery is behaviour that is bold, rude, or disrespectful. (FORMAL) One could only gasp at the sheer effrontery of the man. N-UNCOUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural -teries) Etymology: French effronterie, ultimately from Medieval Latin effront-, effrons shameless, from Latin ex- + front-, frons forehead Date: 1697 shameless boldness ; insolence Synonyms: see temerity ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 shameless insolence; impudent audacity (esp. have the effrontery to). 2 an instance of this. Etymology: F effronterie f. effront{eacute} ult. f. LL effrons -ontis shameless (as EX-(1), frons forehead) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun наглость, бесстыдство, нахальство Syn: churlishness, impertinence, impudence Ant: civility, courtesy, kindness, meekness, politeness, timidity ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1715, from Fr. effronterie, from effronte "shameless," from O.Fr. esfronte, probably from L.L. effrontem (nom. effrons) "barefaced," from L. ex- "out" + frontem (nom. frons) "brow" (see front). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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