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/
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Australian:/ˈʃæ̝ɪ̯mləs/
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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