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- [sheym-lis]
- /ˈʃeɪm lɪs/
- /ˈʃeɪm.ləs/
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- [sheym-lis]
- /ˈʃeɪm lɪs/
Definitions of shamelessly word
- adjective shamelessly lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious. 1
- adjective shamelessly insensible to disgrace. 1
- adjective shamelessly showing no shame. 1
- adverb shamelessly brazenly 1
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Origin of shamelessly
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English sceamlēas. See shame, -less
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Parts of speech for Shamelessly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shamelessly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shamelessly
adv shamelessly
- blatantly — Blatantly is used to add emphasis when you are describing states or situations which you think are bad.
- brazenly — shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
- flagrantly — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- in public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- ingenuously — free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
adverb shamelessly
- artlessly — In an artless manner.
- forthrightly — In a forthright manner.
- impenitently — not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate.
- openly — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- wantonly — done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
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