adj.
Pronunciation: ' n ā m-l ə s
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : OBSCURE , UNDISTINGUISHED
2 : not known by name : ANONYMOUS
3 : having no legal right to a name : ILLEGITIMATE
4 : not having been given a name : UNNAMED
5 : not marked with a name <a nameless grave>
6 a : incapable of precise description : INDEFINABLE b : too repulsive or distressing to describe
– name · less · ly adverb
– name · less · ness noun