Found 2 items, similar to Shamefacedness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: shamefacedness shamefacedness n : feeling embarrassed about yourself [syn: sheepishness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Shamefacedness Shamefaced \Shame"faced`\, a. [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See Shame, n., and Fast firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Note: Shamefaced was once shamefast, shamefacedness was shamefastness, like steadfast and steadfastness; but the ordinary manifestations of shame being by the face, have brought it to its present orthography. --Trench. [1913 Webster] -- Shame"faced, adv. -- Shame"faced`ness, n. [1913 Webster]