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nameless

adj
1
Having no name, or having a name that is unknown.
"The soldiers were buried in a nameless grave."
2
Too strange or unpleasant to easily put into words.
"A nameless dread settled over the crew."

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In plain EnglishWithout a name, or so vague and unsettling that it defies description.

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Etymology

From Middle English nameles, built from name plus -less.

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