barefaced
English
editAlternative forms
edit- bare-faced
- barefast (obsolete)
Etymology
editPerhaps an alteration of barefast (compare shamefast); or from bare + faced
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbarefaced (comparative more barefaced, superlative most barefaced)
- Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
- 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
editTranslations
editshameless
References
edit- “barefaced”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.