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shamefastness

shamefastness noun: the condition or state of being shamefast.

Noun

shamefastness (uncountable)

  1. The condition or state of being shamefast.
    • This lokyng about of Jeſus, was a geſture of hym that courteouſly requyred a confeſſion of the benefite receiued. He woulde not vtter her by name, leſte he ſhoulde haue ſemed to haue hit her in the teethe, wyth the good turne he dyd her. The woman, of a womanlye ſhamefaſteneſſe, and not of any...1549 February 10 (Gregorian calendar; indicated as 1548), Erasmus, “The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Gospell of Sainct Marke. The .v. Chapter.”, in Thomas Key [i.e., Thomas Caius], transl., The...

Origin of shamefastness

From Middle English schamefastnesse, from Old English sċeamfæstness (“modesty”), equivalent to shamefast + -ness.

Questions about shamefastness

What does shamefastness mean?
Shamefastness means the condition or state of being shamefast.
What part of speech is shamefastness?
Shamefastness is a noun.

Words near shamefastness in the dictionary

  1. shamefacedly
  2. shamefacedness
  3. shamefacednesses
  4. shamefast
  5. shamefastly
  6. shamefastness
  7. shameful
  8. shamefulest
  9. shamefullest
  10. shamefully
  11. shamefulness

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