shameless

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

impudent

brazen

brazen-faced

barefaced

unashamed

bold

insolent

unblushing

cheeky

indecent

unscrupulous

audacious

immodest

careless

rude

unclean

bold-faced

impertinent

unabashed

improper

dishonest

blatant

arrant

saucy

thick-skinned

hot-tempered

humiliation

ill-mannered

immoral

imprudent

indiscreet

interfering

lazy

lecherous

malapert

naughty

neglected

nervy

outrageous

ownerless

pitiless

profligate

proud

recreant

remorseless

scandalous

sinful

stupid

transparent

undutiful

Translations

effronté

schamlos

éhonté

spudorato

unverschämt

impudique

frech

desvergonzado

svergognato

impudent

descarat

impudico

Schamlosigkeit

desvergonyit

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: shameles

Inherited from Old English: sċamlēas

Cognate with Western Frisian: skamteleas

Cognate with Dutch: schaamteloos

Cognate with German: schamlos

Cognate with Danish: skamløs

Cognate with Swedish: skamlös

Cognate with Icelandic: skammlaus

In summary

From Middle English shameles, shamelees, schameles, schomeles, schomeleas, 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”).