WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
shame•less /ˈʃeɪmlɪs/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- lacking any sense of shame: unashamed:The shameless woman flirted with every man she met.
- showing no shame;
brazen:a shameless liar.
shame•less
(shām′lis),USA pronunciation adj.
shame′less•ly, adv.
shame′less•ness, n.
- lacking any sense of shame: immodest;
audacious. - insensible to disgrace.
- showing no shame.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sceamlēas. See shame, -less
shame′less•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged brazen, indecent, impudent, bold, unabashed, unashamed.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hardened, unprincipled, corrupt.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged modest.
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