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name·less
(nām′lĭs)adj.
1. Having or bearing no name: nameless stars.
2. Unknown by name; obscure: the nameless dead.
3. Not designated by name; anonymous: a nameless benefactor.
4. Defying description; inexpressible: nameless horror.
name′less·ly adv.
name′less·ness n.
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nameless
(ˈneɪmlɪs)adj
1. without a name; anonymous
2. incapable of being named; indescribable: a nameless horror seized him.
3. too unpleasant or disturbing to be mentioned: nameless atrocities.
4. having no legal name; illegitimate: a nameless child.
ˈnamelessly adv
ˈnamelessness n
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name•less
(ˈneɪm lɪs)adj.
1. having no name.
2. not referred to by name.
3. anonymous: a nameless source of information.
4. incapable of being specified or described.
5. too shocking or vile to be specified: a nameless crime.
6. having no legitimate paternal name, as a child born out of wedlock.
7. unknown to fame; obscure.
[1275–1325]
name′less•ly, adv.
name′less•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | nameless - being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless owners"; "an unnamed donor" |
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nameless
adjective
1. unnamed, unknown, obscure, anonymous, unheard-of, undistinguished, untitled They had their cases rejected by nameless officials.
2. anonymous, unknown, unnamed, incognito My source of information is a judge who wishes to remain nameless.
3. horrible, unspeakable, indescribable, abominable, ineffable, unutterable, inexpressible He was suddenly seized by a nameless dread.
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nameless
adjective1. Not known or not widely known by name:
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Translations
مَجْهولمَجْهول الإسْم
anonymníbezejmennýneznámý
anonym
nafnlausónefndur
adı verilmeyenisimsiztanımlanamaztarifi imkânsız
nameless
[ˈneɪmlɪs] ADJ1. (= anonymous) → anónimo, sin nombre
someone, who shall be nameless → cierta persona, cuyo nombre me callo ...
someone, who shall be nameless → cierta persona, cuyo nombre me callo ...
2. (= indefinable) [dread, grief] → indescriptible; [crime] → horrendo, indescriptible
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nameless
[ˈneɪmləs] adj (pejorative) (= anonymous) [bureaucrat] → anonyme; [town] → obscur(e)
nameless bureaucrats in the Foreign Office → des bureaucrates anonymes au Foreign Office
Fuller's brother had given his life to take some nameless town in Germany → Le frère de Fuller avait donné sa vie pour prendre une ville obscure quelque part en Allemagne.
who shall remain nameless (= whom I shall not name) → que je ne citerai pas
which shall remain nameless (= which I shall not name) → que je ne citerai pas
nameless bureaucrats in the Foreign Office → des bureaucrates anonymes au Foreign Office
Fuller's brother had given his life to take some nameless town in Germany → Le frère de Fuller avait donné sa vie pour prendre une ville obscure quelque part en Allemagne.
who shall remain nameless (= whom I shall not name) → que je ne citerai pas
which shall remain nameless (= which I shall not name) → que je ne citerai pas
[witness, contributor] → anonyme
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
nameless
[ˈneɪmlɪs] adj (unknown) → senza nome; (anonymous) → ignoto/a, anonimo/a; (indefinable, fears, crimes) → indescrivibile, indefinibilea certain person who shall be nameless → una persona di cui non verrà fatto il nome
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
name
(neim) noun1. a word by which a person, place or thing is called. My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.
2. reputation; fame. He has a name for honesty.
verb1. to give a name to. They named the child Thomas.
2. to speak of or list by name. He could name all the kings of England.
ˈnameless adjective1. not having a name. a nameless fear.
2. not spoken of by name. The author of the book shall be nameless.
ˈnamely adverb that is. Only one student passed the exam, namely John.
ˈnameplate noun a piece of metal, plastic etc with a name on it. You will know his office by the nameplate on the door.
ˈnamesake noun a person with the same name as oneself.
call (someone) names to insult (someone) by applying rude names to him.
in the name of by the authority of. I arrest you in the name of the Queen.
make a name for oneself to become famous, get a (usually good) reputation etc. He made a name for himself as a concert pianist.
name after , (American) name for to give (a child or a thing) the name of (another person). Peter was named after his father.
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