Barefaced
1Barefaced — Bare faced (b[^a]r f[=a]st ), a. 1. With the face uncovered; not masked. You will play barefaced. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Without concealment; undisguised. Hence: Shameless; audacious; as, a barefaced lie. Barefaced treason. J. Baillie. [1913… …
2barefaced — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ shameless and undisguised: a barefaced lie …
3barefaced — [ber′fāst΄] adj. 1. with the face uncovered, unmasked, or beardless 2. unconcealed; open 3. shameless; brazen; audacious; impudent [a barefaced lie] barefacedly [ber΄fās′id lē] adv. barefacedness n …
4barefaced — index brazen, outrageous, unabashed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5barefaced — 1580s, with face uncovered or shaven; see BARE (Cf. bare) (adj.) + FACE (Cf. face) (n.). Thus, unconcealed (c.1600), and, in a bad sense, shameless (1670s). Cf. EFFRONTERY (Cf. effrontery). The half French bare vis (adj.) conveyed the same sense… …
6barefaced — brazen, *shameless, brash, impudent Analogous words: open, plain, *frank, candid: indecent, unseemly, *indecorous Antonyms: furtive Contrasted words: covert, surreptitious, stealthy, *secret …
7barefaced — [adj] shameless; open apparent, arrant, audacious, blatant, blunt, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, candid, clear, flagrant, frank, glaring, immodest, impudent, insolent, manifest, naked, obvious, palpable, temerarious, transparent, unabashed,… …
8barefaced — adjective Date: 1590 1. having the face uncovered: a. having no whiskers ; beardless b. wearing no mask 2. a. open, unconcealed < barefaced impudence > b. having or showing a lack of …
9barefaced — barefacedly /bair fay sid lee, fayst lee/, adv. barefacedness, n. /bair fayst /, adj. 1. with the face uncovered. 2. shameless; impudent; audacious: a barefaced lie. 3. without concealment or disguise; boldly open: a barefaced approach. [1580 90; …
10barefaced — adjective a barefaced lie, remark etc is clear and makes no attempt not to offend someone: What barefaced cheek saying that to you! …
