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liar
barefaced liar
One who tells blatantly obvious and/or impudent untruths easily and with little or no attempt to disguise the lie. Everyone knows he is just a barefaced liar. It's a wonder anyone believes a thing he says anymore.
bald-faced liar
One who tells blatantly obvious and/or impudent untruths easily and with little or no attempt to disguise the lie. Everyone knows he is just a bald-faced liar. It's a wonder anyone believes a thing he says anymore.
bold-faced liar
One who tells blatantly obvious and/or impudent untruths easily and with little or no attempt to disguise the lie. Everyone knows he is just a bold-faced liar. It's a wonder anyone believes a thing he says anymore.
liar is not believed (even) when he tells the truth
Prov. If people think that you are a liar, they will not believe anything you say. As it turned out, Fred was right when he warned his friends that the police were planning to raid their party; but they paid no attention to him, since they knew him to be a liar, and a liar is not believed even when he tells the truth.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Karolyn | | KER-ə-lin, KAR-ə-lin | English |
| Yorick | | YAWR-ik (English), YAW-rik (Dutch), YO-rik (Dutch) | Literature, English, Dutch |
| HÈCtor | | - | Catalan |
| Swati | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |
| Herman | | ['hə:mən] | |
| Isolde | | i-ZOL-də (English), i-SOL-də (English), ee-ZAWL-du (German) | English (Rare), German, Arthurian Romance |