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shameless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃæ̝ɪ̯mləs/ (Australia)
• /ˈʃeɪ̯mləs/
• /ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skamō Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-Germanic *skamōlausaz Proto-West Germanic *skamulaus Old English sċamlēas Middle English schameles English shameless From Middle English schameles, shameles, from Old English sċamlēas, sċeamlēas (“without shame; shameless”), from Proto-Germanic *skamalausaz (“shameless”), equivalent to shame + -less. Cognate with West Frisian skamteleas (“shameless”), Dutch schaamteloos (“shameless”), German schamlos (“shameless”), Danish skamløs (“shameless”), Swedish skamlös (“shameless”), Icelandic skammlaus (“shameless; unashamed”).

Meanings

1. Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
2. (obsolete) Not subject to other people’s shaming or reproach.
   • He shall be as now nameles, But he shall not be blameles, Nor he shall not be shameles; For sure he wrought amys, […] c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 62, lines 38–41:
   • Near-synonyms: blameless, unblameable

Forms

Deriveds

shamelessly · shamelessness

Synonyms

unblameable · blameless · unshameable

Translations (134)

scn sbrigugnatu (having no shame) · ar وَقِح (having no shame) · bcl warang supog (having no shame) · hi निर्लज्ज (having no shame) · tr arsız (having no shame) · nb skamløs (having no shame) · mk бесрамен (having no shame) · az arsız (having no shame) · nrf dêhonté (having no shame) · la impudens (having no shame) · kk ұятсыз (having no shame) · it spudorato (having no shame) · mi whakatoatoa (having no shame) · txb onkipṣe (having no shame) · ga neamhnáireach (having no shame) · pt desavergonhado (having no shame) · ka უსირცხვილო (having no shame) · ja 恥知らずな (having no shame) · el ξεδιάντροπος (having no shame) · az utanmaz (having no shame) · ko 뻔뻔하다 (having no shame) · fr sans vergogne (having no shame) · hi बेशर्म (having no shame) · izh hävitöin (having no shame) · uk безсоро́мний (having no shame) · lt begėdiškas (having no shame) · zza bêar (having no shame) · pl bezwstydny (having no shame) · ps بې شرمه (having no shame) · az sırtıq (having no shame) · cmn 恬不知恥的 /恬不知耻的 (having no shame) · arz بجح (having no shame) · nl schaamteloos (having no shame) · ko 뻔뻔스럽다 (having no shame) · he חֲסַר בּוּשָׁה (having no shame) · ru беззасте́нчивый (having no shame) · grc ἀναιδής (having no shame) · pam alang marine (having no shame) · io senshama (having no shame) · sh bȅstīdan (having no shame) · bg безсъ́вестен (having no shame) · ru бессты́жий (having no shame) · da skamløs (having no shame) · ko 몰염치하다 (having no shame) · zza bêşerm (having no shame) · ga mínáireach (having no shame) · tk utançsyz (having no shame) · fa بیشرم (having no shame) · es atorrante (having no shame) · bg безсра́мен (having no shame) · es caradura (having no shame) · ug ئۇياتسىز (having no shame) · ru бессты́дный (having no shame) · grc ἀναίσχυντος (having no shame) · ru позо́рный (having no shame) · ps بدسترګی (having no shame) · cmn 厚顏無恥的 /厚颜无耻的 (having no shame) · et häbitu (having no shame) · pt sem-vergonha (having no shame) · ar وَقَاح (having no shame) · fi häpeilemätön (having no shame) · ru бессо́вестный (having no shame) · tr hayasız (having no shame) · eo senhonta (having no shame) · ur بے شرم (having no shame) · gd leamh (having no shame) · ja 破廉恥な (having no shame) · be бессаро́мны (having no shame) · fr éhonté (having no shame) · ar صَارِخ (having no shame) · fr effronté (having no shame) · ca desvergonyit (having no shame) · ja 厚かましい (having no shame) · ca pocavergonya (having no shame) · cs nestoudný (having no shame) · pdt schomplooss (having no shame) · es desfachatado (having no shame) · pl bezpruderyjny (having no shame) · cmn 不要臉的 /不要脸的 (having no shame) · es relambido (having no shame) · kmr bêşerm (having no shame) · uz uyatsiz (having no shame) · az abırsız (having no shame) · sl nesramen (having no shame) · it sfacciato (having no shame) · ru ни́зкий (having no shame) · th ไร้ยางอาย (having no shame) · vi trơ trẽn (having no shame) · cs nestydatý (having no shame) · ug ئارسىز (having no shame) · ro nerușinat (having no shame) · sv skamlös (having no shame) · es impúdico (having no shame) · tl walang hiya (having no shame) · es descarado (having no shame) · enm schameles (having no shame) · de schamlos (having no shame) · ar صَفِيق (having no shame) · az həyasız (having no shame) · sh бе̏стӣдан (having no shame) · hu szégyentelen (having no shame) · tg бешарм (having no shame) · lv nekaunīgs (having no shame) · sk nehanebný (having no shame) · tr pişkin (having no shame) · sh bȅsrāman (having no shame) · th หน้าหนา (having no shame) · es desvergonzado (having no shame) · th หน้าไม่อาย (having no shame) · uk безсти́дний (having no shame) · de unverschämt (having no shame) · sq i paturpshëm (having no shame) · th หน้าด้าน (having no shame) · gl desvergonzado (having no shame) · ka ურცხვი (having no shame) · tr yüzsüz (having no shame) · bcl mayong supog (having no shame) · uz besharm (having no shame) · sh бе̏сра̄ман (having no shame) · oc desvergonhat (having no shame) · hy անամոթ (having no shame) · ky уятсыз (having no shame) · id tak tahu malu (having no shame) · cy digywilydd (having no shame) · fr sans scrupules (having no shame) · es conchudo (having no shame) · sk nemravný (having no shame) · tr utanmaz (having no shame) · ru беспардо́нный (having no shame) · ga dínáireach (having no shame) · it svergognato (having no shame) · uk безсоромі́тний (having no shame) · ang ǣwisċ (having no shame) · cmn 無恥 /无耻 (having no shame)