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nameless Definition

name·less (-lis)

adjective

  1. not having or bearing a name
  2. left unnamed; anonymous a rogue who shall be nameless
  3. not publicly known; obscure
  4. lacking a legal name; illegitimate
  5. that cannot be described nameless dread
  6. too horrid or painful to specify nameless crimes

nameless Related Forms

name·lessly adverb name·less·ness noun

nameless Synonyms

nameless

modif.

  1. Anonymous

    unacknowledged, unknown, unnamed; see anonymous.

  2. Unrenowned

    inconspicuous, undistinguished, obscure; see unknown 2.

  3. 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

  • remain: The player has chosen to remain nameless in an effort to prove he's not got an ego.
  • go: He suggested that the names had been devised lest the Martyrs of Eigg should go nameless.

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