Shameless

//ʃeɪmlɪs// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
  2. 2
    Not subject to other people’s shaming or reproach. obsolete

    "Near-synonyms: blameless, unblameable"

Adjective
  1. 1
    feeling no shame wordnet

Synonyms

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unblushingabandonedabashlessaberrantabnormalabominable

Example

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"A shameless liar speaks smilingly."

Etymology

From Middle English shameles, shamelees, schameles, schomeles, schomeleas, from Old English sċamlēas, sċeamlēas (“without shame; shameless”), from Proto-Germanic *skamalausaz (“shameless”), equivalent to shame + -less. Cognate with West Frisian skamteleas (“shameless”), Dutch schaamteloos (“shameless”), German schamlos (“shameless”), Danish skamløs (“shameless”), Swedish skamlös (“shameless”), Icelandic skammlaus (“shameless; unashamed”).

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