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   nameless

   /ˈneɪmlɪs/

   adjective

   • 1. having no name or no known name: "some pictures were taken by a nameless photographer"
   • ▪ deliberately not identified; anonymous: "the director of an organization which shall remain nameless" Similar unnamedunidentifiedanonymousincognitounspecifiedunacknowledgeduncreditedunknownunheard ofunsunguncelebratedingloriousobscureuntitledundesignatedunlabelleduntaggedrare: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 horrific to be described: "the myths talk about nameless horrors infesting our universe"

   Derivatives

   • 1. namelessly adverb
   • 2. namelessness noun

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2. 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.

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

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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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   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. forename. form of address.

6. 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.

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

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   If you say that someone or something will remain nameless, you mean that you will not mention their name, often because you do not want to embarrass them. A local friend who shall be nameless warned me that I was in for trouble soon.

8. 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]

9. 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.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › namelessNAMELESS | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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

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    nameless meaning, definition, what is nameless: a nameless person is someone whose name ...: Learn more.