Antonyms for shamelessness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sheym-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃeɪm lɪs


Definition of shamelessness

Origin :
  • Old English scamleas "shameless, impudent, immodest;" see shame (n.) + -less. Related: Shamelessly; shamelessness. Cf. Old Norse skammlauss, Dutch schaamteloos, Old High German scamalos, German schamlos.
  • As in audacity : noun arrogance, presumptuousness
  • As in meanness : noun the quality of being mean
  • As in rudeness : noun impoliteness
  • As in audaciousness : noun impudence
  • As in brashness : noun impudence
  • As in brazenness : noun impudence
  • As in nerviness : noun impudence
  • As in overconfidence : noun impudence
  • As in pertness : noun impudence
  • As in presumptuousness : noun impudence
  • As in pushiness : noun impudence
  • As in sassiness : noun impudence
  • As in sauciness : noun impudence
  • As in uppishness : noun impudence
  • As in uppityness : noun impudence
  • As in effrontery : noun nerve, boldness
Example sentences :
  • Even when my shamelessness makes them not know where to look.
  • Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind
  • Your shamelessness is balanced with gold for you at every step.
  • Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind
  • The unconscious grip which the shamelessness of it all had over him was evidenced in what he did.
  • Extract from : « The Bishop of Cottontown » by John Trotwood Moore
  • In all shamelessness, he turned his back on the battle and ran for cover.
  • Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
  • But he was shaking his head as he went, at my shamelessness, I suppose.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie Child » by Arthur Stringer
  • There was an appeal for pity in the eyes which had once been bright with shamelessness and sin.
  • Extract from : « When It Was Dark » by Guy Thorne
  • How did you ever get the shamelessness to break out of prison with such a wolf's face?!
  • Extract from : « Pandora's Box » by Frank Wedekind
  • “To be reviled and to feel no pain,” this is the Chinese ideal of shamelessness.
  • Extract from : « Village Life in China » by Arthur H. Smith
  • Howat couldn't point out the shamelessness of such an arrangement.
  • Extract from : « The Three Black Pennys » by Joseph Hergesheimer
  • Their credulity increases the narrators shamelessness; his shamelessness convinces their credulity.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross

Synonyms for shamelessness

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