Meanings
nounshamefulness (countable and uncountable, plural shamefulnesses)
plural shamefulnesses
Synonyms & antonyms
noununworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
Broader
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Origin
- Proto-Germanic*skamō
- Proto-West Germanic*skamu
- Old Englishsċamu
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
- Proto-Germanic*fullaz
- Old Englishsċeomfull
- Middle Englishschameful
- Middle Englishschamefulnesse
- Englishshamefulness
Inherited from Middle English schamefulnesse. By surface analysis, shameful + -ness.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek αἰσχρότης
- αἰσχρότης (aiskhrótēs)property of being shameful
Cite this entry
APA
shamefulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamefulness
MLA
“shamefulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamefulness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shamefulness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamefulness.
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