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Unabashed vs Cheeky - What's the difference?

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Unabashed is a related term of cheeky.


As adjectives the difference between unabashed and cheeky

is that unabashed is not disconcerted or embarrassed while cheeky is (informal) impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.

unabashed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not disconcerted or embarrassed.
  • *1866 , ,
  • *:For the third time Allan looked at his lawyer. And for the third time his lawyer looked back at him quite unabashed .
  • *1919 , ",
  • *:Armed with her utter faith in the goodness she must stand unabashed before the arrogance that scoffs at the power of spirit.
  • That are not concealed or disguised, or not eliciting shame.
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  • *1920 , ,
  • *:; a balance not artfully calculated, as her tears and her falterings showed, but resulting naturally from her unabashed sincerity.

    • Synonyms

    * abashless, composed, poised, undaunted, unaffected, unshamed * abashless, barefaced, blatant, impudent, obvious, shameless, unrestrained

    cheeky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
  • * 1899 , , Stalky & Co. , chaper 4:
    • "Shut up," said Harrison. "You chaps always behave as if you were jawin' us when we come to jaw you."
    "You're a lot too cheeky ," said Craye.
  • * 1909 , , The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England , chaper 7:
    • The Young Turks, as might have been expected, wrote in their customary flippant, cheeky style.

    Synonyms

    * saucy * insolent * See