different between shameless vs inverecund

English

Etymology

From Middle English shameles, shamelees, schameles, schomeles, schomeleas, from Old English s?aml?as, s?eaml?as (“without shame; shameless”), from Proto-Germanic *skamalausaz (“shameless”), equivalent to shame +? -less. Cognate with West Frisian skamteleas (“shameless”), Dutch schaamteloos (“shameless”), German schamlos (“shameless”), Danish skamløs (“shameless”), Swedish skamlös (“shameless”), Icelandic skammlaus (“shameless; unashamed”).

Adjective

shameless (comparative more shameless, superlative most shameless)

1. Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest; unable to feel disgrace.

Derived terms

• shamelessly
• shamelessness

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin inverecundus, from in- + verecundus (“modest”), from vereri (“to revere”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?v???k?nd/

Adjective

inverecund (comparative more inverecund, superlative most inverecund)

1. (rare, archaic) Immodest; shameless.
   • 1909, Frederick Rolfe, Don Renato:

     Only in puerice do we possess the inverecund innocence of our primaeval progenitors.

Related terms

• verecund