'barefaced' originates from the English words 'bare' and 'face', where 'bare' meant 'uncovered' and 'face' referred to the front part of the head.

'barefaced' changed from the Middle English word 'barefaced' and eventually became the modern English word 'barefaced'.

Initially, it meant 'without a mask or covering on the face', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'shameless or undisguised'.