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shamelessness

shamelessness

2 5.5
The state of not feeling embarrassed about behaving boldly or rudely
  • noun
  • /ˈʃeɪmləsnəs/
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • His shamelessness was evident when he boasted about stealing and showed no remorse.

  • The politician's shamelessness in the face of accusations only fueled public outrage.

  • She displayed a shocking shamelessness by openly flaunting her wealth at the charity event.

Synonyms

gall
vsshamelessness
24 8.1

Rude boldness that shows no shame

is the general absence of shame rather than rudeness alone
brazenness
vsshamelessness
2 7.3

Shameless boldness that ignores what people consider proper

is a general lack of shame not always strongly defiant
brazen behavior
vsshamelessness
1 6.7

Very bold, shameless actions that ignore normal rules

is the underlying state rather than specific acts

Antonyms

418 2.3

A painful feeling of guilt and embarrassment about something you did wrong

15 3.8

Dressing or behaving to avoid attracting attention and not show off

How Shameless

brazenness
2 7.3
shamelessness
2 5.5
immodesty
1 6.8
modesty
15 3.8

Surface Forms

shamelessness singular

Morphology

shamelessness = shameless (transparent) = shame + less + ness

Formed by adding '-ness' to the adjective 'shameless' to denote the state or quality; the derivation is regular and directly interpretable.

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'.