shameless
Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrongHaving no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
» Tom is shameless, isn't he?
Tom ist schamlos, nicht wahr?
Meaning
2 sensesHaving no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
schamlos, unverschämt
бессты́дныйbesstýdnyj, бессты́жийbesstýžij, беззасте́нчивыйbezzasténčivyj
безсоро́мнийbezsorómnyj, безсти́днийbezstýdnyj, безсоромі́тнийbezsoromítnyj
(obsolete)Not subject to other people’s shaming or reproach.
Near-synonyms: blameless, unblameable
- feeling no shame
Examples
30 sentencesTom is shameless, isn't he?
deTom ist schamlos, nicht wahr?
Tom is shameless.
deTom ist schamlos.
Is she innocent, or just shameless?
ruОна невинная или просто бесстыжая?
deIst sie unschuldig oder einfach unverschämt?
My, aren’t you a shameless one?
Rima was a shameless gold digger.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English schameles, shameles, from Old English sċamlēas, sċeamlēas (“without shFrom 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”).
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Forms
more shameless, most shameless| Comparative | more shameless Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most shameless Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- feeling no shame:unblushing
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form