barefaced audacity

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• effrontery — /i frun teuh ree/, n., pl. effronteries. 1. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples. 2. an act or instance of this. [1705 15; < F effronterie, equiv. to OF esfront shameless (es EX 1… …   Universalium

• effrontery — ef•fron•ter•y [[t]ɪˈfrʌn tə ri[/t]] n. pl. ter•ies 1) shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity 2) an act or instance of this • Etymology: 1705–15; < F effronterie, der. of OF esfront shameless …   From formal English to slang

• effrontery — /əˈfrʌntəri / (say uh fruntuhree), /i / (say ee ) noun (plural effronteries) shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity. {French effronterie, from Old French esfronte shameless, from es (from Latin ex ex 1) + front brow (from Latin frons) …  

• insolence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Rudeness Nouns 1. (overbearing behavior) insolence, arrogance; hauteur, haughtiness, airs; overbearance; presumption, assertiveness, bravado, pomposity, snobbery; defiance. 2. (impertinent behavior)… …   English dictionary for students

• effrontery — [18] The notion of ‘audacity’ or ‘impudence’ is often expressed in terms of ‘exposing or pushing forward the face’: a ‘barefaced lie’ or ‘putting on a bold front’, for instance. And effrontery is no exception. It comes ultimately from late Latin… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• effrontery — [18] The notion of ‘audacity’ or ‘impudence’ is often expressed in terms of ‘exposing or pushing forward the face’: a ‘barefaced lie’ or ‘putting on a bold front’, for instance. And effrontery is no exception. It comes ultimately from late Latin… …   Word origins

• bald-faced — adjective 1. (of animals) having white markings on the face • Similar to: ↑faced 2. unrestrained by convention or propriety an audacious trick to pull a barefaced hypocrite the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim Los Angeles… …   Useful english dictionary

• bodacious — adjective 1. incorrigible a bodacious gossip • Similar to: ↑unmitigated • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism 2. unrestrained by convention or propriety an audacious trick to pull a barefaced hypocrite …   Useful english dictionary

• brazen-faced — adjective unrestrained by convention or propriety an audacious trick to pull a barefaced hypocrite the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim Los Angeles Times bald faced lies brazen arrogance the modern world with its quick… …   Useful english dictionary

• Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre — • This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the feast of St. Bartholomew), and in the provinces of France during the ensuing weeks, and it has been the subject of knotty historical disputes Catholic …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Criticism of the Israeli government — State of Israel …   Wikipedia