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nameless

[neym-lis]

adjective

  1. having no name.

  2. left unnamed.

    a certain person who shall be nameless.

  3. anonymous.

    a nameless source of information.

  4. incapable of being specified or described.

    a nameless charm.

  5. too shocking or vile to be specified.

    a nameless crime.

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

  7. unknown to fame; obscure.

    a nameless poet; nameless defenders of the country.



nameless

/ ˈԱɪɪ /

adjective

  1. without a name; anonymous

  2. incapable of being named; indescribable

    a nameless horror seized him

  3. too unpleasant or disturbing to be mentioned

    nameless atrocities

  4. having no legal name; illegitimate

    a nameless child

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • namelessly adverb
  • namelessness noun
  • quasi-nameless adjective
  • ˈԲԱ noun
  • ˈԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nameless1

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; name, -less
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Example Sentences

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The county Public Guardian serves as a conservator for vulnerable disabled residents, but can’t accept nameless cases.

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Like Anne, we try to grasp this nameless, formless feeling before it drifts away.

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Nguyen’s thrilling study of a stateless, nameless spy is unlike any other novel rooted in the Vietnam War.

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And not just catchy phrases: The “nameless” attracts thousands of followers on Instagram with honeyed images and all the proper wellness hashtags.

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"They would just rather forget that there was so much poverty and so many people dying and being buried in a nameless grave."

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When To Use

What does nameless mean?

Nameless means having no name, as in Emily Dickensen’s poems are all nameless, so we refer to them by their first lines instead.Nameless also means anonymous, as in Journalists sometimes use nameless sources of information in order to get the details they need for their stories.You might use nameless to describe something incapable of being described, such as a nameless charm.Example: A nameless writer created one of the world’s most well-known proverbs.

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