barefaced

English

Alternative forms

• bare-faced
• barefast (obsolete)

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of barefast (compare shamefast); or from bare +‎ faced

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/

Adjective

barefaced (comparative more barefaced, superlative most barefaced)

1. Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.

   Synonyms: brazen, coarse

2. Open, undisguised.

   Synonym: bald-faced

3. Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).

   Synonym: clean-shaven

4. Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.

   Synonym: bareface

Derived terms

• barefaced liar
• barefaced lie
• barefacedly
• barefacedness

 

Translations

shameless

• Bulgarian: безочлив (bg) (bezočliv)
• Finnish: julkea (fi), röyhkeä (fi)
• Japanese: 白々しい (shirajirashii)
• Plautdietsch: onveschämt
• Portuguese: descarado (pt)
• Spanish: descarado (es), caradura (es), desvergonzado (es)

References

• “barefaced”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.