Definition
Without shame or embarrassment about behavior that others might find improper. Boldly displaying no sense of guilt or modesty.
Etymology
From Old English scamu 'shame' + -less 'without'. Shame itself comes from Proto-Germanic *skamo, related to words meaning 'to cover' or 'hide', suggesting the original concept involved hiding from social disapproval.
Kelly Says
Shamelessness can be either liberating or destructive - while it might free someone from social constraints that limit authentic expression, it can also signal a dangerous disconnect from the moral feedback that shame provides in human societies.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
skaamteloos
skaam-te-loos
AMአማርኛ
የማፍረር የሌለው
ye-ma-frer ye-lew
BGБългарски
безсрамен
bez-sra-men
BNবাংলা
নির্লজ্জ
nir-loj-jo
CACatalà
desvergonyit
des-ver-go-nyit
CSČeština
nestoudný
ne-stoud-ny
DADansk
skamløs
skam-lurs
DEDeutsch
schamlos
SHAAM-los
ELΕλληνικά
ανεντρόπιαστος
a-nen-DRO-pi-as-tos
ESEspañol
desvergonzado
des-ver-gon-ZA-do
EUEuskara
lotsagabe
lot-sa-ga-be
FISuomi
häpeämätön
hae-pe-ae-mae-tur
FRFrançais
sans vergogne
sahn ver-gon-ya
GLGalego
sen vergoña
sen ver-GO-nya
HRHrvatski
besraman
be-sra-man
HUMagyar
szégyentelen
say-gen-te-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak tahu malu
ti-dak ta-hu ma-lu
ITItaliano
sfacciato
sfat-CHA-to
KO한국어
부끄러움 모르는
bu-kkeu-reo-um mo-reu-neun
LTLietuvių
be gėdos
be ge-dos
LVLatviešu
kaunīgs
kau-niigs
MNМонгол
ичгүйрхэхгүй
ichgui-rkhekh-gui
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak tahu malu
ti-dak ta-hu ma-lu
MYမြန်မာ
အရှက်မရှိသော
a-shet-ma-shi-thaw
NLNederlands
schaamteloos
skhaam-te-loos
NONorsk
skamløs
skam-lurs
PLPolski
bezwstydny
bez-vstyd-ny
PTPortuguês
sem vergonha
sem ver-GO-nya
RORomână
nerușinat
ne-ru-shi-nat
RUРусский
бесстыдный
bes-styd-nyy
SKSlovenčina
nestydatý
ne-sty-da-ty
SLSlovenščina
sramotnež
sra-mot-nezh
SRСрпски
бесраман
be-sra-man
SVSvenska
skamlös
skam-lurs
SWKiswahili
bila aibu
bi-la a-i-bu
TAதமிழ்
நாணமற்ற
naa-na-ma-tra
TEతెలుగు
సిగ్గులేని
sig-gu-lee-ni
THไทย
ไม่รู้จักอาย
mai ru jak aai
TRTürkçe
utanmaz
u-tan-maz
UKУкраїнська
безсоромний
bez-so-rom-nyy
VITiếng Việt
vô liêm sỉ
vo liem si