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nameless [ˈneɪmlɪs] adj
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 namelessly adv namelessness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
nameless adjective 1. unnamed, unknown, obscure, anonymous, unheard-of, undistinguished, untitled They had their cases rejected by nameless officials. 2. anonymous, unknown, unnamed, incognito My source of information is a judge who wishes to remain nameless. 3. horrible, unspeakable, indescribable, abominable, ineffable, unutterable, inexpressible He was suddenly seized by a nameless dread. Translations nameless [ˈneɪmlɪs] ADJ 1. (= anonymous) → anónimo, sin nombre someone, who shall be nameless → cierta persona, cuyo nombre me callo ... 2. (= indefinable) [dread, grief] → indescriptible; [crime] → horrendo, indescriptible nameless [ˈneɪmləs] adj (pejorative) (= anonymous) [bureaucrat] → anonyme; [town] → obscur(e) nameless bureaucrats in the Foreign Office → des bureaucrates anonymes au Foreign Office Fuller's brother had given his life to take some nameless town in Germany → Le frère de Fuller avait donné sa vie pour prendre une ville obscure quelque part en Allemagne. who shall remain nameless (= whom I shall not name) → que je ne citerai pas which shall remain nameless (= which I shall not name) → que je ne citerai pas [witness, contributor] → anonyme nameless [ˈneɪmlɪs] adj (unknown) → senza nome; (anonymous) → ignoto/a, anonimo/a; (indefinable, fears, crimes) → indescrivibile, indefinibile a certain person who shall be nameless → una persona di cui non verrà fatto il nome nameless [ˈneɪmlɪs] adj (unknown) → senza nome; (anonymous) → ignoto/a, anonimo/a; (indefinable, fears, crimes) → indescrivibile, indefinibile a certain person who shall be nameless → una persona di cui non verrà fatto il nome How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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