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Shameful vs Shameless
Huh. I never noticed this before but you're right--they should have opposite meanings but they don't!
'Shameless' (by analogy with 'shameful') should mean "without shame, undeserving of shame, respectable"
neat.
'Shameless' (by analogy with 'shameful') should mean "without shame, undeserving of shame, respectable"
neat.
To add a lengthy explanation:
Shameless: means without shame
Shameful: means full of shame.
So, they do mean something slightly different.
A shameless person behaves without regard to other people's feelings.
A person who does something shameful, does something that they should feel ashamed of.
Shameless: means without shame
Shameful: means full of shame.
So, they do mean something slightly different.
A shameless person behaves without regard to other people's feelings.
A person who does something shameful, does something that they should feel ashamed of.
In a nutshell, I deduce, 'shameful' refers to behaviors, acts, practices, etc while 'shameless' describes persons.
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Yes, I was thinking about this:
Whether 'shameful' could be described as an 'adjective', and 'shameless' described as an 'adverb'?
There is a popular TV series called 'Shameless' about life in Modern Britain.
I once read an article discussing the difference between 'shame' and 'guilt'.
Whether 'shameful' could be described as an 'adjective', and 'shameless' described as an 'adverb'?
There is a popular TV series called 'Shameless' about life in Modern Britain.
I once read an article discussing the difference between 'shame' and 'guilt'.
<,'Shameless' (by analogy with 'shameful') should mean "without shame, undeserving of shame, respectable"
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But today, 'shameless' wontedly means "without ashamed-ness", "remorseless"
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But today, 'shameless' wontedly means "without ashamed-ness", "remorseless"
***There is a popular TV series called 'Shameless' about life in Modern Britain***
I do hope Gordon Brown sees that statement sometime, I really do. fellow Scot or no fellow Scot, Great God Nemesis will soon be knocking on his door....
I do hope Gordon Brown sees that statement sometime, I really do. fellow Scot or no fellow Scot, Great God Nemesis will soon be knocking on his door....