faceless

[ feys-lis ]

/ ˈfeɪs lɪs /

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adjective

without a face: a faceless apparition.

lacking personal distinction or identity: a faceless mob.

unidentified or unidentifiable; concealing one's identity: a faceless kidnapper.

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Words related to faceless

nameless, forgettable, bland, plain, stark, unadorned, characterless

Words nearby faceless

facebar, facebook, facecloth, faced, facedown, faceless, facemail, facepalm, faceplate, faceprint, facer

Origin of faceless

First recorded in 1560–70; face + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM faceless

face·less·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for faceless

We laughed hard, harder even than those nameless, faceless laughers in whatever mysterious locale Bill Cosby was performing.
When Your Comic Hero Is an Alleged Rapist|Doug McIntyre|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A nameless, faceless entity known to his followers as Spot News, the handle of his Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Chicago’s Real-Life 'Nightcrawler'|Justin Glawe|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a message that would resonate profoundly if given today, he warned against the intrusive power of a faceless state.
Remembering Reagan’s Defining Speech|Stuart Stevens|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Especially not by the faceless boogymen that spew threats with no accountability.
Sarah Silverman’s History of Pro-Woman, Liberal, and Vagina-Related Activism|Asawin Suebsaeng|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Today, in the name of progress, we have faceless interstate highways, clear-cut logging, and industrial farming.
Rackstraw Downes’s Art and Essays Are Two Sides of the Same Genius|Bill Morris|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He looked down at the faceless figure on the floor and shook his head.
The Plotters|Alexander Blade
One of the Greek main characters, you know, is to be απροσωπος, faceless.
Lectures on Landscape|John Ruskin
This was uncanny, but it was not so terrible as the faceless form.
Armorel of Lyonesse|Walter Besant
But the people were faceless no longer, except for one that knelt before the group in a tense attitude.
Assignment's End|Roger Dee
She was connected somehow with the faceless people of his hallucinations.
Assignment's End|Roger Dee

British Dictionary definitions for faceless

faceless

/ (ˈfeɪslɪs) /

adjective

without a face

without identity; anonymous

Derived forms of faceless

facelessness, noun

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