barefaced

English

Alternative forms

bare-faced, barefast

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)

Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
Synonyms: brazen, coarse
Open, undisguised.
Synonym: bald-faced
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Synonym: clean-shaven
Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
Synonym: bareface

Derived terms

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.

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