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Webster 1913 Edition

Shameless

Shame′less

,
Adj.
[AS.
scamleás
.]
1.
Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; brazen-faced; insensible to disgrace.
“Such shameless bards we have.”
Pope.
Shame enough to shame thee, wert thou not
shameless
.
Shakespeare
2.
Indicating want of modesty, or sensibility to disgrace; indecent;
as, a
shameless
picture or poem
.
Syn. – Impudent; unblushing; audacious; immodest; indecent; indelicate.
–
Shame′less-ly
,
adv.
–
Shame′less-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Shameless

SHA'MELESS

,
Adj.
[shame and less.]
1. Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; impudent; brazen-faced; immodest; audacious; insensible to disgrace.
Such shameless bards we have. Pope.
2. Done without shame; indicating want of shame; as a shameless denial of truth.

Definition 2024

shameless

shameless

English

Adjective

shameless ‎(comparative more shameless, superlative most shameless)

  1. having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest; unable to feel disgrace

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Etymology

From Middle English shameles, shamelees, schameles, schomeles, schomeleas, from Old English sċeamlēas, scamlēas ‎(“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”).

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