Added 10 October 2026
barefaced
/ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/ adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about barefaced at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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With no effort to conceal.
a barefaced lie
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Unrestrained by convention or propriety.
an audacious trick to pull
Origin
Perhaps an alteration of barefast (compare shamefast); or from bare + faced. Compare typologically cheeky; Italian sfacciato (< Latin ex- + faciēs); French effronté, Italian sfrontato (< Latin ex- + frōns), Polish czelny (< czoło).
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