ˈnāmlə̇s adjective
Etymology: Middle English nameles, from name (I) + -les less — more at name
1. : lacking a distinguished name : not noted : obscure
understood the nameless men who fought and swore … and won a war — Merle Miller
2. : not known, specified, or mentioned by name often to avoid giving offense
the hero of this tale must remain nameless
3. : having no legal right to a name (as by reason of illegitimacy) : bastard
4. : having no name : not having been given a name
discovered several nameless species of moss
5. : not marked with any name
a nameless grave
6.
a. : impossible to identify precisely or by name
the nameless ills of old age
: being such as to defy description usually by reason of indefiniteness
troubled by nameless fears and uncertainties
b. : too horrible, repulsive, or distressing to be mentioned
this nameless abomination
their nameless sensualities
• name·less·ly adverb
• name·less·ness noun -es