adjective
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having no sense of shame; brazen
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done without shame; without decency or modesty
Other Word Forms
- shamelessly adverb
- shamelessness noun
Etymology
Origin of shameless
before 900; Middle English; Old English sceamlēas. See shame, -less
Example Sentences
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She was shameless in the way she treated your grandmother in public and, in the absence of any intervention, she felt free to change her mother’s will.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
US media has been less enthusiastic in its reviews, with The Atlantic calling the documentary a "disgrace" and the Variety trade magazine describing it as a "shameless infomercial."
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
Chalamet’s shameless drive rubs some the wrong way.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025
"God help us! She is spineless, shameless and completely aimless," Badenoch told MPs.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
As he jokingly said sometimes, he thought Red Rabbit would try to live up to his name; but so far the shameless beast had not.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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