Standard Lemma guide

shameless

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/
  • /ˈʃeɪ̯mləs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈʃæ̝ɪ̯mləs/
  • CMU ARPABET: SH EY1 M L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unshameable

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not subject to other people’s shaming or reproach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: blameless, unblameable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blameless, unblameable

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

feeling no shame

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a shameless imposter
  • an unblushing apologist for fascism

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unblushing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skamō Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-Germanic *skamōlausaz Proto-West Germanic *skamulaus Old English sċamlēas Middle English schameles English shameless From Middle English schameles, shameles, 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”).

Across languages

Translations

134 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: i paturpshëm — having no shame
  • Arabic: وَقِح (waqiḥ) — having no shame
  • Arabic: صَفِيق (ṣafīq) — having no shame
  • Arabic: صَارِخ (ṣāriḵ) — having no shame
  • Arabic: وَقَاح (waqāḥ) — having no shame
  • Arabic: بجح (begeḥ) — having no shame
  • Armenian: անամոթ (anamotʻ) — having no shame
  • Azerbaijani: arsız — having no shame
  • Azerbaijani: utanmaz — having no shame
  • Azerbaijani: həyasız — having no shame
  • Azerbaijani: abırsız — having no shame
  • Azerbaijani: sırtıq — having no shame
  • Belarusian: бессаро́мны (bjessarómny) — having no shame
  • Central Bikol: warang supog — having no shame
  • Central Bikol: mayong supog — having no shame
  • Bulgarian: безсра́мен (bezsrámen) — having no shame
  • Bulgarian: безсъ́вестен (bezsǎ́vesten) — having no shame
  • Catalan: desvergonyit — having no shame
  • Catalan: pocavergonya — having no shame
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無恥 /无耻 (wúchǐ) — having no shame
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恬不知恥的 /恬不知耻的 (tiánbùzhīchǐ de) — having no shame
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不要臉的 /不要脸的 (bùyàoliǎn de) — having no shame
  • Chinese Mandarin: 厚顏無恥的 /厚颜无耻的 (hòuyánwúchǐ de) — having no shame
  • Czech: nestydatý — having no shame
  • Czech: nestoudný — having no shame
  • Danish: skamløs — having no shame
  • Dutch: schaamteloos — having no shame
  • Esperanto: senhonta — having no shame
  • Estonian: häbitu — having no shame
  • Finnish: häpeilemätön — having no shame
  • French: effronté — having no shame
  • French: éhonté — having no shame
  • French: sans scrupules — having no shame
  • French: sans vergogne — having no shame
  • Galician: desvergonzado — having no shame
  • Georgian: ურცხვი (urcxvi) — having no shame
  • Georgian: უსირცხვილო (usircxvilo) — having no shame
  • German: schamlos — having no shame
  • German: unverschämt — having no shame
  • Greek: ξεδιάντροπος (xediántropos) — having no shame
  • Ancient Greek: ἀναίσχυντος (anaískhuntos) — having no shame
  • Ancient Greek: ἀναιδής (anaidḗs) — having no shame
  • Hebrew: חֲסַר בּוּשָׁה (ḥasar bushah) — having no shame
  • Hindi: निर्लज्ज (nirlajj) — having no shame
  • Hindi: बेशर्म (beśarm) — having no shame
  • Hungarian: szégyentelen — having no shame
  • Ido: senshama — having no shame
  • Indonesian: tak tahu malu — having no shame
  • Ingrian: hävitöin — having no shame
  • Irish: dínáireach — having no shame
  • Irish: mínáireach — having no shame
  • Irish: neamhnáireach — having no shame
  • Italian: sfacciato — having no shame
  • Italian: spudorato — having no shame
  • Italian: svergognato — having no shame
  • Japanese: 破廉恥な (harenchi na) — having no shame
  • Japanese: 恥知らずな (hajishirazu na) — having no shame
  • Japanese: 厚かましい (atsukamashii) — having no shame
  • Kapampangan: alang marine — having no shame
  • Kazakh: ұятсыз (ūätsyz) — having no shame
  • Korean: 뻔뻔하다 (ppeonppeonhada) — having no shame
  • Korean: 뻔뻔스럽다 (ppeonppeonseureopda) — having no shame
  • Korean: 몰염치하다 (moryeomchihada) — having no shame
  • Northern Kurdish: bêşerm — having no shame
  • Kyrgyz: уятсыз (uyatsız) — having no shame
  • Latin: impudens — having no shame
  • Latvian: nekaunīgs — having no shame
  • Lithuanian: begėdiškas — having no shame
  • Macedonian: бесрамен (besramen) — having no shame
  • Māori: whakatoatoa — having no shame
  • Middle English: schameles — having no shame
  • Norman: dêhonté — having no shame
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skamløs — having no shame
  • Occitan: desvergonhat — having no shame
  • Old English: ǣwisċ — having no shame
  • Pashto: بې شرمه (be šarma) — having no shame
  • Pashto: بدسترګی (badstërgay) — having no shame
  • Persian: بیشرم (bi-šarm) — having no shame
  • Plautdietsch: schomplooss — having no shame
  • Polish: bezwstydny — having no shame
  • Polish: bezpruderyjny — having no shame
  • Portuguese: desavergonhado — having no shame
  • Portuguese: sem-vergonha — having no shame
  • Romanian: nerușinat — having no shame
  • Russian: бессты́дный (besstýdnyj) — having no shame
  • Russian: бессты́жий (besstýžij) — having no shame
  • Russian: беззасте́нчивый (bezzasténčivyj) — having no shame
  • Russian: беспардо́нный (bespardónnyj) — having no shame
  • Russian: ни́зкий (nízkij) — having no shame
  • Russian: позо́рный (pozórnyj) — having no shame
  • Russian: бессо́вестный (bessóvestnyj) — having no shame
  • Scottish Gaelic: leamh — having no shame
  • Serbo-Croatian: бе̏сра̄ман — having no shame
  • Serbo-Croatian: бе̏стӣдан — having no shame
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȅsrāman — having no shame
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȅstīdan — having no shame
  • Sicilian: sbrigugnatu — having no shame
  • Slovak: nehanebný — having no shame
  • Slovak: nemravný — having no shame
  • Slovene: nesramen — having no shame
  • Spanish: desvergonzado — having no shame
  • Spanish: caradura — having no shame
  • Spanish: descarado — having no shame
  • Spanish: impúdico — having no shame
  • Spanish: relambido — having no shame
  • Spanish: desfachatado — having no shame
  • Spanish: atorrante — having no shame
  • Spanish: conchudo — having no shame
  • Swedish: skamlös — having no shame
  • Tagalog: walang hiya — having no shame
  • Tajik: бешарм (bešarm) — having no shame
  • Thai: ไร้ยางอาย (rái-yaang-aai) — having no shame
  • Thai: หน้าไม่อาย (nâa-mâi-aai) — having no shame
  • Thai: หน้าด้าน (nâa-dâan) — having no shame
  • Thai: หน้าหนา (nâa-nǎa) — having no shame
  • Tocharian B: onkipṣe — having no shame
  • Turkish: utanmaz — having no shame
  • Turkish: yüzsüz — having no shame
  • Turkish: arsız — having no shame
  • Turkish: pişkin — having no shame
  • Turkish: hayasız — having no shame
  • Turkmen: utançsyz — having no shame
  • Ukrainian: безсоро́мний (bezsorómnyj) — having no shame
  • Ukrainian: безсти́дний (bezstýdnyj) — having no shame
  • Ukrainian: безсоромі́тний (bezsoromítnyj) — having no shame
  • Urdu: بے شرم (be-śarm) — having no shame
  • Uyghur: ئۇياتسىز (uyatsiz) — having no shame
  • Uyghur: ئارسىز (arsiz) — having no shame
  • Uzbek: uyatsiz — having no shame
  • Uzbek: besharm — having no shame
  • Vietnamese: trơ trẽn — having no shame
  • Welsh: digywilydd — having no shame
  • Zazaki: bêar — having no shame
  • Zazaki: bêşerm — having no shame
Real reading context

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