facelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈfeɪslᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈfeɪslᵻs/

Forms: see face n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: face n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < face n. + -less suffix.

†a. Lacking face or courage; cowardly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective]

arghc885

heartlessOE

bloodlessc1225

coward1297

faintc1300

nesha1382

comfortless1387

pusillanimousa1425

faint-heartedc1440

unheartyc1440

cowardous1480

hen-hearteda1529

cowardish1530

feigningc1540

white-livered1546

cowardly1551

faceless1567

pusillanime1570

liver-hearted1571

cowish1579

cowardise1582

coward-like1587

faint-heart1590

courageless1593

sheep-like1596

white-hearted1598

milky1602

milk-livered1608

undaring1611

lily-livereda1616

yarrow1616

flightful1626

chicken-hearted1629

poltroon1649

cow-hearted1660

whey-blooded1675

unbravea1681

nimble-heeled1719

dunghill1775

shrimp-hearted1796

chicken-livered1804

white-feathered1816

pluckless1821

chicken-spirited1822

milk-blooded1822

cowardy1836

yellow1856

yellow-livered1857

putty-hearted1872

uncourageous1878

chicken1883

piker1901

yellow-bellied1907

manso1932

scaredy-cat1933

chickenshit1940

cold-footed1944

1567 R. Sempill Lordis Just Quarrel in Ballates (1872) 30 Quhen faceles fuillis sall not be settin by.

1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. B2^v Facelesse feare that euer turnes his backe.

b. Without a face; lacking identity; anonymous, characterless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > characterless

unrelieved1673

unfeatured1693

neutral1755

samely1799

unindividuala1834

featureless1839

clueless1862

unbrightened1873

uninterspersed1887

attributeless1894

faceless1936

identikit1963

fast food1977

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. I Faceless, without a Face.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Faceless, having no Face.

1822 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 1 June 552 The calumniators are nameless and faceless..they dare not meet me..they dare not even put their names to what they write.

1865 G. Meredith Rhoda Fleming I. xi. 176 Dahlia..lay..with her handkerchief across her eyes... She lay faceless.

1936 A. Huxley Eyeless in Gaza xix. 250 Those voluptuous and faceless bodies created by the stylists had actually come to assume Joan's features.

1960 Times 28 Sept. 15/4 One of those firms that has grown from a compact community into a sprawling, faceless industrial monster.

1970 Times 4 May 8/5 In Brussels..as in Bonn, where there are a surprising number of faceless men, his warmth, genuine jollity and readiness to learn were refreshing.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Feb. a4/2 Traffic is horrendous, personal debt is spiraling up, faceless commuter suburbs are sprouting and teenagers are taking too many drugs.

2. Of a coin: having the device and legend obliterated or worn away.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > effaced, obliterated > of coin

faceless1855

1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 272 Specimens of the bronze coinage of the later empire..mostly trite and faceless, as a farthing of the reign of George III.

1968 L. Falstein Man who loved Laughter 124 He fell asleep and dreamed of old purses and faceless coins.

2006 Antioch Rev. (Nexis) 64 He remunerated delivery boys with Liberty dimes (worn faceless by all the fingers passed through since 1923).

Derivatives

ˈfacelessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > characterlessness

unpersonality1821

characterlessness1822

dispersonification1873

sameliness1897

depersonalization1907

depersonalizing1919

facelessness1929

1929 Casa Grande (Arizona) Disp. 17 Oct. 6/3 Somewhere there was a man in an invisible cloak of namelessness and facelessness who despised her.

1961 Times 20 Dec. 7/1 It [sc. a production of Macbeth] claps a mask of facelessness on a tragedy.

1992 N. Hornby Fever Pitch 139 Something else—a rage..and an unwillingness to abandon one of the most important elements of my self-identity to chalky, tweedy facelessness—took over, and I went mad.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	faceless
释义	facelessadj. Brit. /ˈfeɪslᵻs/, U.S. /ˈfeɪslᵻs/ Forms: see face n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: face n., -less suffix. Etymology: < face n. + -less suffix. 1. †a. Lacking face or courage; cowardly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [adjective] arghc885 heartlessOE bloodlessc1225 coward1297 faintc1300 nesha1382 comfortless1387 pusillanimousa1425 faint-heartedc1440 unheartyc1440 cowardous1480 hen-hearteda1529 cowardish1530 feigningc1540 white-livered1546 cowardly1551 faceless1567 pusillanime1570 liver-hearted1571 cowish1579 cowardise1582 coward-like1587 faint-heart1590 courageless1593 sheep-like1596 white-hearted1598 milky1602 milk-livered1608 undaring1611 lily-livereda1616 yarrow1616 flightful1626 chicken-hearted1629 poltroon1649 cow-hearted1660 whey-blooded1675 unbravea1681 nimble-heeled1719 dunghill1775 shrimp-hearted1796 chicken-livered1804 white-feathered1816 pluckless1821 chicken-spirited1822 milk-blooded1822 cowardy1836 yellow1856 yellow-livered1857 putty-hearted1872 uncourageous1878 chicken1883 piker1901 yellow-bellied1907 manso1932 scaredy-cat1933 chickenshit1940 cold-footed1944 1567 R. Sempill Lordis Just Quarrel in Ballates (1872) 30 Quhen faceles fuillis sall not be settin by. 1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. B2^v Facelesse feare that euer turnes his backe. View more context for this quotation b. Without a face; lacking identity; anonymous, characterless. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > characterless unrelieved1673 unfeatured1693 neutral1755 samely1799 unindividuala1834 featureless1839 clueless1862 unbrightened1873 uninterspersed1887 attributeless1894 faceless1936 identikit1963 fast food1977 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. I Faceless, without a Face. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Faceless, having no Face. 1822 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 1 June 552 The calumniators are nameless and faceless..they dare not meet me..they dare not even put their names to what they write. 1865 G. Meredith Rhoda Fleming I. xi. 176 Dahlia..lay..with her handkerchief across her eyes... She lay faceless. 1936 A. Huxley Eyeless in Gaza xix. 250 Those voluptuous and faceless bodies created by the stylists had actually come to assume Joan's features. 1960 Times 28 Sept. 15/4 One of those firms that has grown from a compact community into a sprawling, faceless industrial monster. 1970 Times 4 May 8/5 In Brussels..as in Bonn, where there are a surprising number of faceless men, his warmth, genuine jollity and readiness to learn were refreshing. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Feb. a4/2 Traffic is horrendous, personal debt is spiraling up, faceless commuter suburbs are sprouting and teenagers are taking too many drugs. 2. Of a coin: having the device and legend obliterated or worn away. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [adjective] > effaced, obliterated > of coin faceless1855 1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 272 Specimens of the bronze coinage of the later empire..mostly trite and faceless, as a farthing of the reign of George III. 1968 L. Falstein Man who loved Laughter 124 He fell asleep and dreamed of old purses and faceless coins. 2006 Antioch Rev. (Nexis) 64 He remunerated delivery boys with Liberty dimes (worn faceless by all the fingers passed through since 1923). Derivatives ˈfacelessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > characterlessness unpersonality1821 characterlessness1822 dispersonification1873 sameliness1897 depersonalization1907 depersonalizing1919 facelessness1929 1929 Casa Grande (Arizona) Disp. 17 Oct. 6/3 Somewhere there was a man in an invisible cloak of namelessness and facelessness who despised her. 1961 Times 20 Dec. 7/1 It [sc. a production of Macbeth] claps a mask of facelessness on a tragedy. 1992 N. Hornby Fever Pitch 139 Something else—a rage..and an unwillingness to abandon one of the most important elements of my self-identity to chalky, tweedy facelessness—took over, and I went mad. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1567
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