shameless
adjectivecommon in dialogue
- Australia//ˈʃæ̝ɪ̯mləs//
- //ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs//
- //ˈʃeɪ̯mləs//
Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
adjective
- 1
Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
- 2
obsoleteNot subject to other people’s shaming or reproach.
Near-synonyms: blameless, unblameable
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skamō Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-Germanic *skamōlausaz Proto-West Germanic *skamulaus Old English sċamlēas Middle English schameles English shameless From Middle English schameles, shameles, 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”).
Forms
- comparative
- more shameless
- superlative
- most shameless
shameless · Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
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