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name·less Listen to audio/ˈneɪmləs/ adjective
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
b : too bad to talk about
the nameless horrors of war

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