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Meaning of shamefastness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The condition or state of being shamefast.

uncountable

Examples

“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 vnthankfullneſſe, helde her peace.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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