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Added 10 October 2026

nameless

adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about nameless at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Being or having an unknown or unnamed source.
a poem by an unknown author

Origin

From Middle English nameles, equivalent to name + -less. Cognate with Dutch naamloos (“nameless”), German namenlos (“nameless”), Danish navnløs (“nameless”), Swedish namnlös (“nameless”), Icelandic nafnlaus (“nameless, anonymous”).

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