nameless

[ neym-lis ]

/ ˈneɪm lɪs /

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adjective

having no name.

left unnamed: a certain person who shall be nameless.

anonymous: a nameless source of information.

incapable of being specified or described: a nameless charm.

too shocking or vile to be specified: a nameless crime.

having no legitimate paternal name, as a child born out of wedlock.

unknown to fame; obscure: a nameless poet; nameless defenders of the country.

Origin of nameless

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at name, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM nameless

name·less·ly, adverb name·less·ness, noun qua·si-name·less, adjective

Words nearby nameless

name-dropper, name-dropping, nameable, nameboard, namecheck, nameless, namely, namen, nameplate, namesake, nametag

Example sentences from the Web for nameless

A nameless, faceless entity known to his followers as Spot News, the handle of his Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Chicago’s Real-Life 'Nightcrawler' |Justin Glawe |November 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Brat is going to make Brown look like a nameless session guitar player.

Eric Cantor’s Primary Loss Is a Political Earthquake. And It’s Awful. |Michael Tomasky |June 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From a nameless classmate with whom he spent an hour or two rolling around in the sheets—in lieu of attending class.

Nine Craziest Moments From ‘Jobs’ |Anna Klassen |August 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
What happens in a nameless Eastern European country stays in a nameless Eastern European country.

‘A Sustained Sense of Violation’: When Bad House Guests Invade Literature |Matt Seidel |July 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Its nameless narrator is a recently released political prisoner and writer living under house arrest.

Egypt’s Conscience: The Genius of Sonallah Ibrahim |Frederick Deknatel |May 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She would share neither treasure with that nameless leader who held Armand's allegiance.

El Dorado |Baroness Orczy
When my Happiness is given me life will be an ineffable, a nameless thing.

The Story of Mary MacLane |Mary MacLane
To Sara, the momentary silence that ensued was in infinity of nameless dread.

The Hermit of Far End |Margaret Pedler
A nameless ecstacy thrilled through my frame when any new proof occurred that the ambiguousness of my behaviour was the cause.

Wieland; or The Transformation |Charles Brockden Brown
If Mabilla, the nameless wife, was not responsible for this, who could be?

Lore of Proserpine |Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for nameless

nameless

/ (ˈneɪmlɪs) /

adjective

without a name; anonymous

incapable of being named; indescribable a nameless horror seized him

too unpleasant or disturbing to be mentioned nameless atrocities

having no legal name; illegitimate a nameless child

Derived forms of nameless

namelessly, adverb namelessness, noun

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