/ Dictionary / Index E effrontery: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ef•fron•ter•y Pronunciation: (i-frun'tu-rē), [key] — pl. -ter•ies. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples. an act or instance of this. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: effrontery (Thesaurus) effraction effulgent Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language