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nameless

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name·less  (nmls)
adj.
1. Having or bearing no name: nameless stars.
2. Unknown by name; obscure: the nameless dead.
3. Not designated by name; anonymous: a nameless benefactor.
4. Defying description; inexpressible: nameless horror.

nameless·ly adv.
nameless·ness n.

nameless
Adjective
1. without a name
2. unspecified: the individual concerned had better remain nameless
3. too horrible to speak about: the nameless dread
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.namelessnameless - being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor"
anon., anonymous - having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift"

nameless
adjective 2. anonymous, unknown, unnamed, incognito
Translations
Spanish nameless [ˈneɪmlɪs] adjanónimo, sin nombre
French nameless [ˈneɪmlɪs] adjsans nom; [witness, contributor] → anonyme
German nameless [ˈneɪmlɪs] name adjnamenlos;
who/which shall remain nameless → der/die/das ungenannt bleiben soll

Italian nameless [ˈneɪmlɪs] adjsenza nome

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It has been well said that greatness is but another name for interpretation; and in so far as these nameless workmen of old interpreted themselves and the times in which they lived, they have attained enduring greatness.
Through all the centuries and over all those southern waters nameless men have fought in nameless places, their sole monuments a protected coast and an unravaged country-side.
For instance, to scatter seed is called sowing: but the action of the sun in scattering his rays is nameless.
 
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