Barefaced — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

with no effort to conceal

unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹduːliz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpɹˈɛkeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpɹˈɛkeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹduːliz/.

Examples

a barefaced lie
an audacious trick to pull
a barefaced hypocrite

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brazen bald insolent brazen-faced audacious bodacious bald-faced brassy

Parts of Speech

adjective	with no effort to conceal “a barefaced lie”
adjective	unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell “an audacious trick to pull”

Word Forms

audacity	noun	aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
audaciousness	noun	aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
brass	noun	impudent aggressiveness
brazenness	noun	behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame
insolence	noun	the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unverschämt

ohne den Versuch, es zu verbergen

🇫🇷French

éhonté

sans effort pour cacher

🇪🇸Spanish

descarado

sin ningún esfuerzo por ocultar

🇮🇹Italian

a faccia in giù

senza alcuno sforzo per nasconderlo

🇳🇱Dutch

blootshoofds

zonder moeite te verbergen

🇵🇹Portuguese

descalço

sem nenhum esforço para esconder

🇷🇺Russian

бесстыдный

без усилий скрыть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढीठ

छिपाने का कोई प्रयास नहीं किया

🇧🇩Bengali

খালি মুখ

লুকানোর কোন প্রচেষ্টা ছাড়াই

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுங்கையுடன்

மறைக்க எந்த முயற்சியும் இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

బట్టబయలు

దాచే ప్రయత్నం లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

अनवाणी

लपविण्याचा प्रयत्न न करता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉઘાડપગું

છુપાવવાના કોઈ પ્રયાસ વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬರಿಗೈಯ

ಮರೆಮಾಚುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವಿಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നഗ്നമുഖം

മറച്ചുവെക്കാൻ ഒരു ശ്രമവുമില്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੰਗੇ ਮੂੰਹ

ਛੁਪਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਈ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

ننگے چہرے

چھپانے کی کوشش کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

露骨

毫不掩饰

🇯🇵Japanese

素顔の

隠す努力もせずに

🇰🇷Korean

맨 얼굴의

숨기려는 노력 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mặt mộc

không cần nỗ lực che giấu

🇹🇭Thai

หน้าเปล่า

โดยไม่ต้องพยายามปกปิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg tak tahu malu

tanpa ada upaya untuk menyembunyikannya

🇵🇭Filipino

walang mukha

nang walang pagsisikap na itago

🇲🇾Malay

bertelanjang muka

tanpa usaha untuk menyembunyikannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سافر

دون أي جهد لإخفائها

🇮🇷Persian

برهنه شد

بدون هیچ تلاشی برای پنهان کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

çıplak yüzlü

gizlemek için hiçbir çaba harcamadan

🇮🇱Hebrew

חשוף פנים

ללא מאמץ להסתיר

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