English Explanatory Dictionary

barefaced

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
  2. Open, undisguised.
  3. Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
  4. Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
  5. Not wearing makeup on the face.

Pronunciation

/ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barefaced.wav

Word forms

barefaced more barefaced most barefaced bare-faced barefast

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of barefast (compare shamefast); or from bare + faced. Compary typologically cheeky; Italian sfacciato (< Latin ex- + faciēs); French effronté, Italian sfrontato (< Latin ex- + frōns), Polish czelny (< czoło).

Synonyms

brazen coarse bald-faced boldfaced clean-shaven bareface

Derived words

barefaced liar barefaced lie barefacedly barefacedness
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