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Definition of Shamefacedness
1. Noun. Feeling embarrassed about yourself.
Generic synonyms: Embarrassment
Derivative terms: Shamefaced, Shamefaced, Shamefaced, Sheepish
Definition of Shamefacedness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being shamefaced. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shamefacedness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shamefacedness
Literary usage of Shamefacedness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"... •"shamefacedness* to'costly array,'—of 'sobriety* to ' broidered hair,'—of '
good works' to 'gold and pearls.'* It looks as if Saint Paul was of opinion ..."
2. The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom on the Epistles of St. Paul the Apostle by Saint John Chrysostom, John Chrysostom, James Tweed (1843)
"... with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broidered hair, or gold, or pearls,
or costly array; but (which becometh women professing godliness] with ..."
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