臆面もない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 臆面もない | 臆面もなくない |
| Polite | 臆面もないです | 臆面もなくないですalso 臆面もなくありません |
| Past polite | 臆面もなかったです | 臆面もなくなかったですalso 臆面もなくありませんでした |
| Past | 臆面もなかった | 臆面もなくなかった |
| Te-form | 臆面もなくて | 臆面もなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 臆面もなく | |
| Conditional | 臆面もなければ | 臆面もなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 臆面もなかったら | 臆面もなくなかったら |
Describes someone acting without shame or hesitation, often with a negative connotation of being brazen or impudent. Used in set phrases like 臆面もなく.
He told a lie without any shame.
He repeated his demands with a brazen attitude.
図々しい is more colloquial and implies shameless impudence, often in a social context; 臆面もない is slightly more literary and can describe boldness without necessarily implying annoyance.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with 無い; less common but still seen.
Compound of 臆面 (okumen, 'shy face' or 'embarrassed look') + も (mo, 'even') + ない (nai, 'not'). Literally 'not even a shy face', meaning completely unashamed.