faceless

[feys-lis]

adjective

1. without a face.

   a faceless apparition.

2. lacking personal distinction or identity.

   a faceless mob.

3. unidentified or unidentifiable; concealing one's identity.

   a faceless kidnapper.

faceless

/ ˈfeɪslɪs /

adjective

1. without a face

2. without identity; anonymous

Other Word Forms

• facelessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of faceless¹

First recorded in 1560–70; face + -less

Example Sentences

Jose and thousands of other children and teenagers are part of a faceless legion of underage workers in California who put fresh fruit and vegetables on America’s tables.

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If these faceless monsters can’t bring themselves to turn off “Bad Day,” they can at least turn down the volume.

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Gabriel could have come across as a mere cipher in this environment, a faceless spook navigating smoke and mirrors.

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“The Gifting Bowl” includes a faceless, yellow figure holding a weighty book while a trio of colorful hands reach down from the painting’s ceiling to grasp into a transparent bowl.

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The victims were “faceless” after being shot and bludgeoned beyond recognition, according to Los Angeles County prosecutor Stephen Lonseth.

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