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shamelessness

shame·less
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sheym-lis]
    • /ˈʃeɪm lɪs/
    • /ˈʃeɪmləsnəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheym-lis]
    • /ˈʃeɪm lɪs/

Definitions of shamelessness word

  • adjective shamelessness lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious. 1
  • adjective shamelessness insensible to disgrace. 1
  • adjective shamelessness showing no shame. 1

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Origin of shamelessness

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 Shamelessness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shamelessness 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for shamelessness

noun shamelessness

  • abjection — an abject state or condition
  • audacity — Audacity is audacious behaviour.
  • beastliness — of or like a beast; bestial.
  • bluntness — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
  • boorishness — of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.

Antonyms for shamelessness

noun shamelessness

  • guiltiness — having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
  • yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.

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