name·less

name·less
/ˈneımləs/ adj
1 : having a name that is not known or told

the nameless [=anonymous, unknown] author of the editorial

She left the hotel with a nameless man in a black jacket.

a nameless informant

The source for my story prefers to remain nameless.

A top government official, who shall remain nameless, has expressed concern about the decision.

2 : not having a name

a nameless [=unnamed] stream in the woods

a nameless baby

3 : not marked with a name

The men were buried there in nameless graves.

4 a : not able to be identified by name

There was a strange, nameless odor coming from the basement.

nameless fears and worries

4 b : too bad to talk about

the nameless horrors of war


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