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shameless

/ˈʃæ̝ɪ̯mləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
shame-less
IPA
/ˈʃæ̝ɪ̯mləs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Not subject to other people’s shaming or reproach.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃæ̝ɪ̯mləs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more shameless (comparative) most shameless (superlative)

Derived Forms

shamelessly shamelessness

Synonyms

unshameable blameless unblameable unblushing

Rhymes With

nameless blameless aimless

Questions

How do you pronounce shameless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃæ̝ɪ̯mləs/.
What does shameless mean?
Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
Where does shameless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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