presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption
(noun) audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; “he despised them for their presumptuousness”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
effrontery (countable and uncountable, plural effronteries)
(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.
(countable) An act of insolent and shameless audacity.
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*front"er*y, n.; pl. Effronteries. Etym: [F. effronterie, fr. effronté shameless, fr. L. effrons, -ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced, shameless; ex + frons the forehead. See Front.]
Definition: Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance. Corruption lost nothing of its effrontery. Bancroft.
Syn.
– Impudence; sauciness. See Impudence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
