barefaced

[bair-feyst]

adjective

1. with the face uncovered.

2. shameless; impudent; audacious.

   a barefaced lie.

   Synonyms: unabashed, bold, brazen

3. without concealment or disguise; boldly open.

   a barefaced approach.

   Synonyms: transparent, palpable, patent

barefaced

/ ˈbɛəˌfeɪst, ˈbɛəˌfeɪsɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. unconcealed or shameless

   a barefaced lie

2. with the face uncovered or shaven

Other Word Forms

• barefacedness noun
• barefacedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of barefaced¹

First recorded in 1580–90; bare ¹ + faced

Example Sentences

This August afternoon, she is on a video call from her home in Las Vegas, where the barefaced star shares a room with, as she describes it, “my Liberace piano” and a full-size carousel horse.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Greaney said the claims by Mr Amaaz that he did not realise that PC Ward and PC Cook were women when he struck them was a "barefaced lie".

From BBC

Mr Khan's spokesperson previously said the circulated leaflets "peddle a barefaced lie".

From BBC

In a statement last December, he described the allegations as "barefaced lies told by the investigator in order to achieve his satanic agenda".

From BBC

For her self-pitying act, Ellis drew widespread disdain for her "crocodile tears" and "barefaced lies that could give a coyote gastric distress."

From Salon