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单词 nameless
释义 name·less
\ˈnāmlə̇s\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English nameles, from name (I) + -les less — more at name
1. : lacking a distinguished name : not noted : obscure
 < understood the nameless men who fought and swore … and won a war — Merle Miller >
2. : not known, specified, or mentioned by name often to avoid giving offense
 < the hero of this tale must remain nameless >
3. : having no legal right to a name (as by reason of illegitimacy) : bastard
4. : having no name : not having been given a name
 < discovered several nameless species of moss >
5. : not marked with any name
 < a nameless grave >
6.
 a. : impossible to identify precisely or by name
  < the nameless ills of old age >
  : being such as to defy description usually by reason of indefiniteness
  < troubled by nameless fears and uncertainties >
 b. : too horrible, repulsive, or distressing to be mentioned
  < this nameless abomination >
  < their nameless sensualities >
name·less·ly adverb
name·less·ness noun -es
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