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   Name·less

   /ˈnāmləs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having no name or no known name: "some pictures were taken by a nameless photographer"
   • ▪ deliberately not identified; anonymous: "the director of a voluntary organization which shall remain nameless" Similar unnamedunidentifiedanonymousincognitounspecifiedunacknowledgeduncreditedunknownunheard ofunsunguncelebratedingloriousobscureuntitledundesignatedunlabeleduntaggedrare:innominateOpposite well knownfamous
   • ▪ (of a child) illegitimate: archaic "his grandfather had been a nameless, parentless child"
   • 2. (especially of an emotion) not easy to describe; indefinable: "a nameless yearning for transcendence" Similar unspeakableunutterableinexpressibleunmentionableindescribableabominablehorribledreadfulappallingshockingawfulterriblefrightfulindefinablevagueobscureunspecifiedunspecifiableOpposite specific
   • ▪ too loathsome or horrific to be described: "the myths talk about nameless horrors infesting our universe"

   Derivatives

   • 1. namelessly adverb
   • 2. namelessness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › namelessNameless Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of NAMELESS is obscure, undistinguished. How to use nameless in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNAMELESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   NAMELESS definition: 1. having no name, or having a name that is not known: 2. having no name, or having a name that is…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › namelessNAMELESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNAMELESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Meaning of nameless in English. nameless. adjective. us / ˈneɪm.ləs / uk / ˈneɪm.ləs / Add to word list. having no name, or having a name that is not known: a nameless soldier. the nameless author of a medieval text. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Names and titles. A.N. Other. age. aka. alias. appellation. family name. first name.

6. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › namelessnameless - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jul 16, 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] nameless (not comparable) Not having a name . Synonym: unnamed. Environmental DNA analysis suggests that the number of species of bacteria that remain nameless to date may well be on the order of many thousands. Whose name is unknown; unidentified or obscured . Synonyms: anonymous, deidentified.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › namelessNameless - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Someone or something that has no name is nameless. You can also describe someone as nameless when you choose not to identify them or reveal their name publicly. A nameless source for a newspaper article is anonymous — in other words, they have a name but it's being kept private.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNAMELESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnameless adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of nameless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. en.thefreedictionary.com › namelessNameless - definition of nameless by The Free Dictionary

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    adj. 1. having no name. 2. not referred to by name. 3. anonymous: a nameless source of information. 4. incapable of being specified or described. 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. [1275–1325]

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishnameless | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    nameless definition: If someone or something is nameless, they have no name or their name is not known: . Learn more.