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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈfacelessness, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • faceless·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of faceless1

First recorded in 1560–70; face + -less
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Example Sentences

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The minister of information told us the government believed "faceless courts" might be needed in the province, hiding the identities of the judges and prosecutors in terror cases.

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This is not an argument for more unrepentant violence and general bloodthirstiness on television, where women are still too often faceless victims in crime/horror dramas.

"Being faceless online gives people the courage to say whatever they want," she says.

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Apart from a faceless shot briefly featured in a reenactment scene in a PBS slavery docuseries, Aduba had never acted on camera before.

Creating comedy in which the principal characters are involved in crime does require some balance — worse criminals to contrast with the nicer ones, or a deserving or faceless target, or, as here, no other option.

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