shamelessshame‧less /ˈʃeɪmləs/ adjective - He's a shameless flirt.
- Lewis is shameless in making promises he doesn't intend to keep.
- This is just another shameless attempt by the Opposition to gain power at any cost.
- And even more shameless self-promoting than usual.
- And yet, he could see in his grandfather a shameless self-importance, a profound sense of entitlement.
- Isabel trembled, half afraid, half shocked, at such shameless, hitherto unknown longings.
- It is a shameless form of payola for those who have helped a political party to get elected.
- It seemed quite shameless to me then but it would probably seem tame to today's youngsters.
- O false and shameless woman, I am your husband.
- Some one who annoyed with her need for sympathy, who irritated with her shameless display of pathos.
- The book also tackles the shameless predicament of feeling desperate.
not feeling ashamed► shameless someone who is shameless or whose behaviour is shameless does not seem to feel ashamed about something that most people would be very ashamed about: · Lewis is shameless in making promises he doesn't intend to keep.· This is just another shameless attempt by the Opposition to gain power at any cost.
► unabashed not feeling embarrassed or ashamed about something that most people disapprove of or consider silly: · Kendall is a nasty unabashed racist.· "I'd love to go!" she said with unabashed enthusiasm.
► unashamed not feeling embarrassed or ashamed about something that people might disapprove of: · It's amazing how unashamed people are to discuss their problems on TV.unashamed of/about: · She was raised in a strict Catholic household but seems completely unashamed and relaxed about sex.
► brazen behaving in a very confident way that shows that you do not feel shame that you are doing something wrong: · His wife could no longer tolerate his brazen love affairs.· At first they were careful to keep their illegal practices secret, but as time went by, they grew more brazen.
► unrepentant not feeling sorry for behaviour or ashamed of beliefs that most other people disapprove of: · Even after the rape conviction, Thayer remained unrepentant.· Many consider the general an unrepentant and brutal tyrant.
nounshameshamefulnessshamelessnessadjectiveashamed ≠ unashamedshamefulshamelessverbshameadverbshamefully ≠ shamelessly