nameless Definition
name·less (-lis)
adjective
- not having or bearing a name
- left unnamed; anonymous a rogue who shall be nameless
- not publicly known; obscure
- lacking a legal name; illegitimate
- that cannot be described nameless dread
- too horrid or painful to specify nameless crimes
nameless Related Forms
name′·lessly adverb
name′·less·ness noun
nameless Synonyms
nameless
modif.
Anonymous
Unrenowned
inconspicuous, undistinguished, obscure; see unknown 2.Unspeakable
unmentionable, disreputable, despicable; see offensive 2.
nameless Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- intolerably: Was ever an immolation so belied As these intolerably nameless names?
- still: Eventually we decided to record the still nameless tune.
- apparently: Here's one of the minor tops, an apparently nameless summit of 892m elevation.
- yet: I'll send another picture when the as yet nameless kitten is a bit bigger.
- just: Most rashes are caused by virus infections - some of them have names ( e.g. chicken pox ) but many are just nameless viruses.
Preposition: for
reason: Here's a quote from a friend who teaches in-house courses ( and will remain nameless for obvious reasons!
Infinitive complement
protect: The details: The game - shall remain nameless to protect somebody.
Modifies a noun
- dread: Potential excellent reward for faultless maintenance was abruptly replaced by nameless dread.
- horror: What is the shame that clothes the skin To the nameless horror that lives within?
- fear: I was filled with a nameless fear about the Man with the sad, kind, noble, face.
- face: Their hearts could still be warm and beating, almost, the nameless, unseen faces already crumbling into yellow soil.
- individual: There was never any mention of the three nameless individuals who helped out at some strange event somewhere in Hammersmith.
- person: It's really bad for your self-esteem feeling like just a nameless, faceless person.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near nameless
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