nameless C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈneɪmləs/ UK /ˈneɪmləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having no name; unidentified or too dreadful to specify A nameless dread crept over him as the lights failed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having no name;... anonymousunnamedunidentifiedinnominateobscureunspeakable ↔ Opposites namedfamousrenownedidentified Word family Derived forms namelesslynamelessness Related forms namenameablenaming Etymology AI details From Old English namaleas, from nama ('name') plus -leas ('without, -less'), from Proto-Germanic *namô and *lausaz. nama Old English -leas Old English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nameless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈneɪmləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈneɪmləs/ ## Meanings 1. having no name; unidentified or too dreadful to specify ## Examples - A nameless dread crept over him as the lights failed. ## Synonyms - anonymous - unnamed - unidentified - innominate - obscure - unspeakable ## Antonyms - named - famous - renowned - identified ## Derived Forms - namelessly - namelessness ## Related Forms - name - nameable - naming ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nama - Root: -leas ## Etymology From Old English namaleas, from nama ('name') plus -leas ('without, -less'), from Proto-Germanic *namô and *lausaz. ## AI Etymology Nameless comes from Old English namaleas, from nama ('name') plus -leas ('without, -less'), from Proto-Germanic *namô and *lausaz. The etymological trail includes Old English nama and Old English -leas. As an adjective, nameless means having no name; unidentified or too dreadful to specify. The same family is visible in derived forms such as namelessly and namelessness and related forms such as name, nameable, and naming. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown