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shame⋅less

  [sheym-lis]
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–adjective
1. lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
2. insensible to disgrace.
3. showing no shame.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE sceamlēas. See shame, -less

Related forms:
shame⋅less⋅ly, adverb
shame⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. brazen, indecent, impudent, bold, unabashed, unashamed. 2. hardened, unprincipled, corrupt.

Antonyms:
1. modest.
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shame·less   (shām'lĭs)   
adj.  
  1. Feeling no shame; impervious to disgrace.
  2. Marked by a lack of shame: a shameless lie.
shame'less·ly adv., shame'less·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives apply to that which defies social or moral proprieties and is marked by a bold lack of shame. Shameless implies a lack of modesty, sense of decency, or regard for others' rights or feelings: a shameless liar; a shameless accusation.
Brazen suggests flagrant, insolent audacity: a brazen impostor; brazen arrogance.
Barefaced specifies undisguised brazenness: a barefaced hypocrite; a barefaced lie.
Brash stresses impetuousness, lack of tact, and often crass indifference to consequences or to considerations of decency: a brash newcomer; brash demands.
Impudent suggests offensive boldness or effrontery: an impudent student; an impudent misrepresentation.
Unblushing implies an inappropriate lack of shame or embarrassment: an unblushing apologist; unblushing obsequiousness.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Shameless

Shame"less\, a. [AS. scamle['a]s.]

1. Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; brazen-faced; insensible to disgrace. "Such shameless bards we have." --Pope.

Shame enough to shame thee, wert thou not shameless. --Shak.

2. Indicating want of modesty, or sensibility to disgrace; indecent; as, a shameless picture or poem.

Syn: Impudent; unblushing; audacious; immodest; indecent; indelicate. -- Shame"less*ly, adv. -- Shame"less*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : shameless
Spanish: desvergonzado, sinvergüenza,
German: schamlos,
Japanese: 恥知らずの
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