nameless
Not having a nameNot having a name.
» This poem was written by a nameless poet.
Dieses Gedicht wurde von einem unbekannten Dichter geschrieben. — Esperantostern
Это стихотворение было написано неизвестным поэтом. — marafon
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5 senses(not comparable)Not having a name.
Environmental DNA analysis suggests that the number of species of bacteria that remain nameless to date may well be on the order of many thousands.
namenlos
безымя́нныйbezymjánnyj
безіме́ннийbeziménnyj
being or having an unknown or unnamed source
(not comparable)Whose name is unknown; unidentified or obscured.
The culprits shall remain nameless here, as some names have been changed to protect the guilty; just don't let it happen again.
(not comparable)Unable to be described or expressed.
a nameless unease
a nameless fear
(dated, not comparable)Illegitimate.
(not comparable)Not well-known; not having made a name for oneself.
Examples
2 sentencesThis poem was written by a nameless poet.
ruЭто стихотворение было написано неизвестным поэтом. — marafon
deDieses Gedicht wurde von einem unbekannten Dichter geschrieben. — Esperantostern
These words were spoken by someone who shall be nameless.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English nameles, equivalent to name + -less. Cognate with Dutch naamloos (“namFrom Middle English nameles, equivalent to name + -less. Cognate with Dutch naamloos (“nameless”), German namenlos (“nameless”), Danish navnløs (“nameless”), Swedish namnlös (“nameless”), Icelandic nafnlaus (“nameless, anonymous”).
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Synonyms
62 synonyms- being or having an unknown or unnamed source:unidentifiedunknownunnamed
Word family
9 related wordsSee also
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