faceless

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having no visible or recognizable face

   A faceless figure stood motionless at the end of the corridor.

2. 2
   adj

   lacking an individual identity, character, or human connection

   Residents felt powerless against a faceless bureaucracy.

Formed in English from face + -less. The literal sense means without a visible face; the later figurative sense treats identity and individuality as a metaphorical face.

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