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nameless

/ˈneɪmlɪs/
/ˈneɪmlɪs/
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Other forms: namelessly

Someone or something that has no name is nameless. You can also describe someone as nameless when you choose not to identify them or reveal their name publicly.

A nameless source for a newspaper article is anonymous — in other words, they have a name but it's being kept private. When you're talking about someone whose identity you won't reveal, you can refer to them as "someone who shall remain nameless." A nameless fear, on the other hand, is one that's so scary it can't be captured in words or given a name.

Definitions of nameless
  1. adjective
    being or having an unknown or unnamed source
    “corporations responsible to nameless owners”
    anon., anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
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