Definition of BAREFACED

barefaced

Adjective Satellite

  • with no effort to conceal
    • "a barefaced lie"
  • unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
    • "a barefaced hypocrite"

Adj

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

Origin / 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- + frons), Polish czelny (< czoło).

Synonyms

audacious, bald, bald-faced, bodacious, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent, bareface, clean-shaven, coarse

Scrabble Score: 17

barefaced: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
barefaced: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
barefaced: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

barefaced: valid Words With Friends Word