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Every man's highest, nameless though it be, is his 'living God'.
James Martineau

Meaning of "nameless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NAMELESS

nameless  [ˈneɪmlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAMELESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nameless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NAMELESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nameless

Nameless usually refers to someone or something that doesn't have a name. Sometimes characters are never given names such as in Rashomon. Nameless may also refer to...

Definition of nameless in the English dictionary

The first definition of nameless in the dictionary is without a name; anonymous. Other definition of nameless is incapable of being named; indescribable. Nameless is also too unpleasant or disturbing to be mentioned.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NAMELESS


aimless
ˈeɪmlɪs
armless
ˈɑːmlɪs
blameless
ˈbleɪmlɪs
bottomless
ˈbɒtəmlɪs
brimless
ˈbrɪmlɪs
crimeless
ˈkraɪmlɪs
fathomless
ˈfæðəmlɪs
flameless
ˈfleɪmlɪs
formless
ˈfɔːmlɪs
frameless
ˈfreɪmlɪs
harmless
ˈhɑːmlɪs
homeless
ˈhəʊmlɪs
limbless
ˈlɪmlɪs
rhymeless
ˈraɪmlɪs
rimeless
ˈraɪmlɪs
seamless
ˈsiːmlɪs
shameless
ˈʃeɪmlɪs
tameless
ˈteɪmlɪs
timeless
ˈtaɪmlɪs
victimless
ˈvɪktɪmlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NAMELESS

name names
name of the game
name part
name the day
name-calling
name-drop
name-dropper
name-dropping
nameable
namecheck
namelessly
namelessness
namely
Namen
nameplate
namer
namesake
nametag
nametape
nameworthy

WORDS THAT END LIKE NAMELESS

ageless
boneless
careless
changeless
clueless
faceless
hopeless
less
lifeless
loveless
nevertheless
nonetheless
priceless
scoreless
senseless
sleeveless
tasteless
tireless
tubeless
useless
wireless

Synonyms and antonyms of nameless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NAMELESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nameless» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nameless

Translation of «nameless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NAMELESS

Find out the translation of nameless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nameless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nameless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无名
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin nombre
570 millions of speakers

English

nameless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेनाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجهول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безымянный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem nome
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নামহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anonyme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bernama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

namenlos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無名の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무명
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora dingerteni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không tên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெயரிடப்படாமலே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनामित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

isimsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza nome
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezimienny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безіменний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fără nume
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανώνυμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naamlose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

namnlös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

navnløs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nameless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAMELESS»

The term «nameless» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.591 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NAMELESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nameless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nameless» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nameless

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10 QUOTES WITH «NAMELESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nameless.
1
Mireille Enos
A lot of cop shows, because they have the restraints of having a new case every episode, the victims often become these kind of nameless, faceless plot points, and as an audience we don't feel anything for those people.
2
Darell Hammond
I was raised in a group home for 14 years, so I was a beneficiary of philanthropy. I didn't have a family. The nameless, faceless strangers were my family. They gave me an education, put food on the table and clothes on my back. I am who I am because of that formative experience. Now I am paying it forward.
3
John Huston
You walk through a series of arches, so to speak, and then, presently, at the end of a corridor, a door opens and you see backward through time, and you feel the flow of time, and realize you are only part of a great nameless procession.
4
Benjamin Todd Jealous
With all the other -isms that we deal with, that sort of nameless -ism that we have in too many of our hearts against the poor in this country is what wounds us most broadly.
5
James Martineau
Every man's highest, nameless though it be, is his 'living God'.
6
R. A. Salvatore
I never intended to be a professional writer; as the story developed, the one thing I had in my hopes was that this would be something tangible to separate me from the nameless, numbered masses.
7
William Styron
Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for jittery people.
8
Edwin Way Teale
How vivid is the suffering of the few when the people are few and how the suffering of nameless millions in two world wars is blurred over by numbers.
9
Mark Waters
Unlike other young actors I've worked with who will remain nameless, Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry would never go out partying after work, but would immediately hunker down to start working on the reams of labyrinthine dialogue they had to navigate for the next day's work.
10
William Wordsworth
The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAMELESS»

Discover the use of nameless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nameless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nameless: A Tale of Beauty and Madness
New York Times bestselling author Lili St. Crow thrilled legions of fans with her dark paranormal series Strange Angels.
Lili St. Crow, 2013
2
Nameless
They took her children away, and she will fight to the end to get them back.
Jessie Keane, 2012
3
Nameless
"In this his Fourth Volume of Poetry, Buckley extends his vision and commentary on life, society and the world"--Cover p. [4].
Charles Buckley, 2000
4
Nameless
In the in between are the Nameless; names are for masters and they have none. They live in the Nameless realm; between being saved and being destroyed. They are Fallen.
Kyle Chais, 2012
5
Nameless
The only one who knows the truth is Nameless “A riveting entanglement of intrigue, secrets, and passions that had me racing to its breathless end.”— USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose on Traceless
Debra Webb, 2008
6
Nameless Offences: Homosexual Desire in the 19th Century
This is a detailed and vivid examination of homosexual activity in the 19th century and the creation of the "closet".
H.G. Cocks, 2003
7
A Nameless Witch
Filled with menace, monsters, and magic, A Nameless Witch is a properly witchly read by the award-winning author of Gil's All Fright Diner and In the Company of Ogres.
A. Lee Martinez, 2007
8
J. Krishnamurti and the Nameless Experience
Krishnamurti says: Society is always static; only in the individual can there be a radical revolution. It is with this individual revolution that this book is fundamentally concerned.
Rohit Mehta, 1989
9
Nameless
A twist on the cat and mouse story finds Daniel Falcone in the middle of rash of gruesome murders.
Joe Conlan, 2013
10
Nameless Heroes of the Bible
You and I are like them. We too will be nameless to history. And we too have an opportunity to act in ways that have a profound effect for good on the way history unfolds on the earth. They are Nameless Heroes of the Bible.
Carl Wells, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAMELESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nameless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
My Sunshine Away review by MO Walsh – an intense and unsettling …
But suspicion falls on everyone; not least the nameless narrator, who has been spying on Lindy Simpson since he was 11 years old. He can ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Online social networks and anonymity. Can it blend?
History is replete with examples of generous donors who chose to stay nameless to prevent their beneficiaries from feeling obligated. Underground movements ... «Tech in Asia, Jul 15»
3
Dark Souls 3 is familiar, and that's fine
This one reads "Grave of a nameless retainer, raised his sword for the Lord of Cinder." It doesn't mean much to us now, so we move on. «Eurogamer.net, Jul 15»
4
Armenians violate ceasefire
In addition, Azerbaijani positions on nameless heights of Gadabay were also subjected to fire from nameless heights of Armenia's Krasnoselsk. «News.Az, Jul 15»
5
Why Southeast Asia's Refugee Crisis Matters
The fate of these refugees in crisis – faceless and nameless; suffering at the margins of states – is often invisible and largely incomprehensible ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
6
E. L. Doctorow on His Childhood in New York
Winter was finally the time of such exertion as to constitute a triumph over nameless cold evil. As dogged as Shackleton striding across ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
7
Why Kovalev vs. Ward has to happen – and soon
Mohammedi is one of those nameless, faceless mandatory challengers who hasn't won any notable bouts and does nothing to drum up interest ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
8
Ghost No Longer Obligated to Use 'B.C.' in Name
The Nameless Ghoul goes on about what B.C. actually stood for, and how though, B.C. is still in the fine print, Ghost no longer have to print the ... «Loudwire, Jul 15»
9
Back to tradition: Penn State football to wear nameless jerseys again
Pennsylvania State University's head football coach, James Franklin, announced Thursday that the players' names will, once again, ... «USA TODAY College, Jul 15»
10
South African Pastor Reveals That Nameless Babies Are Hell Bound
A South African named Alpheus, who calls himself a Rastafarian prophet, wants to share a vision given to him by the 'Holy Spirit' and it all has ... «360Nobs.com, Jul 15»

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