Antonyms for nameless

Grammar : Adj

Spell : neym-lis

Phonetic Transcription : ˈneɪm lɪs

Definition of nameless

Origin : early 14c., "undistinguished," from name (n.) + -less. Meaning "having no name" is early 15c.; that of "too abominable to be named" is from 1610s. Cf. Dutch naamloos, German namenlos. Related: Namelessly; namelessness.

adj unknown, anonymous

Example sentences :

He would not adopt a nameless orphan, found with a poor goatherd of Phelle.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

She seemed to grow stiff, and her eyes dilated with a nameless horror.
Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

Yet there was a nameless air of preparation in the room, as if it were strung up for an occasion.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

"But you are not Karl Armstadt," she stammered, as she realized that I was a nameless stranger.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

The disgrace is nameless, only they are callous enough not to feel it.
Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski

O shame upon the nameless knight, to flee where a woman fought!
Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin

The Villa of Galileo, the nameless composition with stone pines, 43.
Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin

She would be as nothing—or she would be as something terrible, nameless.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Such an unlooked for bringing to light of things that must be nameless!
Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

There will be hours of nameless discouragement for all who climb the rock.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

Synonyms for nameless

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