Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being shameless; utter want of shame; lack of sensibility to disgrace or dishonor; impudence.
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- noun uncountable The state or characteristic of being
shameless . - noun countable, rare An
utterance oraction which is shameless.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
Etymologies
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Examples
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To appeal to the traditional Indian psyche and make it more inclusive, the organizers softened the word "slut" by adding the Hindi word "shamelessness" to the title of the march.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Rama Lakshmi 2011
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Zafon's shamelessness is matched only by the magnificence of his prose, which lovingly captures the dark-and-stormy-night campiness with reckless abandon, and occasionally ventures into surprisingly insightful territory.
Possibly We Got A Little Carried Away With Our Holiday Gift Recommendations 2009
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Zafon's shamelessness is matched only by the magnificence of his prose, which lovingly captures the dark-and-stormy-night campiness with reckless abandon, and occasionally ventures into surprisingly insightful territory.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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For what is this shamelessness, which is so evil a thing, but the insolent refusal to regard the opinion of the better by reason of an over – daring sort of liberty?
Laws 2006
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But when one is only shamelessness, that is what is shown.
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Now certain vices are opposed to shamefacedness, namely shamelessness and inordinate prudery.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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In the midst of this shamelessness, which is perhaps still going on in some shape or other even at the present day, only one voice of accusation and self-correction resounded -- the voice of a man whose soul could not endure that self-deception.
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When was this system of misnomers introduced? and can a more signal specimen of this kind of shamelessness be mentioned than that which is afforded by the fate of Thorndike's _De ratione ac jure finiendi
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The "shamelessness" the Guardian opines about is typical, but not surprising.
British Blogs The Last Ditch 2009
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The "shamelessness" the Guardian opines about is typical, but not surprising.
British Blogs The Last Ditch 2009
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