shamelessness
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈʃeɪmləsnəs/
:
descaro
- We see again the shamelessness, the free and easy manner with which the author deals with a scandalous subject.
So yeah, sure, we could have this utopia in which shamelessness doesn't occur.
- So yeah, sure, we could have this utopia in which shamelessness doesn't occur.
- Maybe it's their shamelessness, their arrogance, their grandiosity, their entitlement, their lack of a filter.
- And and you should like shamelessness is not, should not be the name of the game.
- So being virtuous would preclude the defective of shamelessness.
Examples
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Most of the greed and dishonesty in public life and the shamelessness about selfishness and ignorance can be traced back to him.
Blog text (18) -
The utter shamelessness of this regime knows no bounds.
Blog text (8) -
And do not, do not mistake shamelessness with rudeness.
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Smartphones feed the shamelessness of our culture.
Blog text (23) -
Ruth was astonished at their shamelessness, but no one else seemed to notice or care.
Fiction book (1994) -
Maybe it's their shamelessness, their arrogance, their grandiosity, their entitlement, their lack of a filter.
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His shamelessness was evident when he boasted about stealing and showed no remorse.
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The politician's shamelessness in the face of accusations only fueled public outrage.
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She displayed a shocking shamelessness by openly flaunting her wealth at the charity event.
Synonyms
24
8.1
Rude boldness that shows no shame
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7.3
Shameless boldness that ignores what people consider proper
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6.7
Very bold, shameless actions that ignore normal rules
Antonyms
How Shameless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shamelessness is built from shame, meaning a 'feeling of guilt or embarrassment', plus -less meaning 'without' and -ness meaning 'a state'. So shamelessness literally means 'the state of being without shame'.