effrontery

Questions about effrontery

What does effrontery mean?

effrontery means "audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to".

How many syllables are in effrontery?

effrontery has 4 syllables: ef-fron-te-ry. The stress falls on "fron". In IPA it is /ɪˈfɹʌntɚi/.

What is another word for effrontery?

Close synonyms include presumption, presumptuousness, assumption. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is effrontery a common word?

effrontery is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.