Ef-frönt’er-y, n.

(-frŭnt/er-ÿ), n. [Fr. effronterie, from Lat. effrons, putting forth the forehead, i. e., bare-faced, shameless, from ex, out, forth, and frons, frontis, the forehead.] Impudence or boldness in confronting or transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; assurance; sauciness; shamelessness.

Corruption lost nothing of its effrontery. Bancroft.

Synonyms—Impudence; sauciness. See IMPUDENCE.