faceless

American  

[feys-lis] / ˈfeɪs lɪs /

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.

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faceless British  

/ ˈfeɪslɪs /

adjective

1. without a face

2. without identity; anonymous

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Other Word Forms

• facelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of faceless

First recorded in 1560–70; face + -less

Explanation

Use the adjective faceless to mean impersonal or anonymous. The corrupt owner of a factory sees his employees as faceless worker bees. The enormous audience in a concert arena appears faceless to the rock band on stage. You also might think of the people who make the laws that affect you every day as nothing but faceless bureaucrats. When there's nothing distinct about a person or group, something that makes them stand out as a unique individual, they're faceless. It's also a good way to describe anything lacking character or interest, like a faceless row of identical suburban houses.

Example Sentences

Many say it's yet another example of low quality "AI slop" churned out by faceless accounts.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The room where they meet is a simple space in a faceless hospital but in the corner, there's a pile of boardgames on a chair.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

A baby Jesus has been stolen from a Christmas nativity scene in Brussels which sparked an online furore over its faceless depictions of Christianity's holy family.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

That is, two men didn’t, although...actually, she wasn’t sure if the second faceless person was a man or a woman.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Related Words

• forgettable
• nameless