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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.


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

Example Sentences

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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

Take the strange, faceless building at Melrose and Sycamore avenues, just up from the house where I grew up.

From Los Angeles Times

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

No one is going to think, “Oh, thank God. I’m so excited to meet this faceless group.”

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times