adjective
characterized by or exhibiting boldness and a lack of shame
a shameless hussy
Synonyms: arrant, barefaced, blatant, brassy, brazen, brazenfaced, impudent, overbold, unabashed, unblushing
Related Word: audacious, bold, cheeky, presumptuous; baldfaced, high-handed; abandoned, dissolute, profligate; immodest, lewd; disgraceful, outrageous
Idioms: bold as brass, dead ( or lost) to shame
Contrasted words: bashful, diffident, mousy, shy; chaste, decent, modest, pure