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adjective
1.
with the face uncovered.
2.
shameless; impudent; audacious: a barefaced lie.
3.
without concealment or disguise; boldly open: a barefaced approach.
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bare·fac·ed·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. brazen, bold, unabashed. 3. patent, palpable, transparent.
2. brazen, bold, unabashed. 3. patent, palpable, transparent.
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Barefaced
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
barefaced
1580s, "with face uncovered or shaven;" see bare + face. Thus, in a bad sense, "shameless" (1670s). Cf. effrontery.
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