barefaced

American  

[bair-feyst] / ˈbɛərˌfeɪst /

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

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barefaced British  

/ ˈbɛəˌfeɪst, ˈbɛəˌfeɪsɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. unconcealed or shameless

   a barefaced lie

2. with the face uncovered or shaven

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Other Word Forms

• barefacedly adverb
• barefacedness noun

Etymology

Origin of barefaced

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

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

Dreijer is, by contrast, barefaced and bundled in a nondescript, oversize black hoodie when I reach them by video call in their studio in Stockholm.

From New York Times

The old photo showed a barefaced choir director; she now dons a pair of wide-frame glasses.

From Washington Post