1
2
: not known by name : anonymous
3
: having no legal right to a name (as due to being born to parents not married to each other)
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
namelessly
adverb
namelessness
noun
Examples of nameless in a Sentence
She left the hotel with a nameless man in a black jacket.
The source for my story prefers to remain nameless.
A top government official, who shall remain nameless, has expressed concern about the decision.
The men were buried there in nameless graves.
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Most MacBooks have excellent displays, so a cheap and nameless secondary display probably isn’t going to work for many Mac users.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The man is nameless to emphasize both the singular and the universal nature of his situation.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
The script is usually written in a nameless scrawl.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
In the same year Rudolph was killed, a nameless woman was discovered down an embankment near a Tiburon fire station.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The man is nameless to emphasize both the singular and the universal nature of his situation.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
The script is usually written in a nameless scrawl.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
In the same year Rudolph was killed, a nameless woman was discovered down an embankment near a Tiburon fire station.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Nameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nameless. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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nameless
adjective
name·less
ˈnām-ləs 
1
: having no name
2
: not marked with a name
a nameless grave
3
: unknown entry 1, anonymous
a nameless hero
4
a
: impossible to describe
nameless fears
b
: too disgusting or disturbing to be described
nameless acts of cruelty
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