From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shameless \Shame"less\, adjective [AS. scamle['a]s.]
1. Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; brazen-faced; insensible to disgrace. ''Such shameless bards we have.'' --Pope.
Shame enough to shame thee, wert thou not shameless. --Shak.
2. Indicating want of modesty, or sensibility to disgrace; indecent; as, a shameless picture or poem.
Syn: Impudent; unblushing; audacious; immodest; indecent; indelicate. -- {Shame"less*ly}, adverb -- {Shame"less*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame [syn: {brazenness}]
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