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shameless
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shame·less  (shmls)
adj.
1. Feeling no shame; impervious to disgrace.
2. Marked by a lack of shame: a shameless lie.

shameless·ly adv.
shameless·ness n.
Synonyms: shameless, brazen, barefaced, brash1, impudent, unblushing
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.

shameless [ˈʃeɪmlɪs]
adj
1. having no sense of shame; brazen
2. done without shame; without decency or modesty
shamelessly  adv
shamelessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.shameless - feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism"
unashamed - used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame

shameless
Translations
shameless [ˈʃeɪmlɪs] ADJdescarado, desvergonzado
shameless [ˈʃeɪmləs] adj
(= without shame) → éhonté(e), effronté(e)
(= immodest) → impudique
shameless
adjschamlos; are you completely shameless?hast du gar kein Schamgefühl?; he was quite shameless about iter schämte sich überhaupt nicht; he was quite shameless about lying to his parentser belog seine Eltern schamlos
shameless [ˈʃeɪmlɪs] adj (unashamed, brazen) → svergognato/a, sfrontato/a; (immodest) → spudorato/a


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