Faceless

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

(literally) Having no face..

Definitions by Sense

1. (literally) Having no face.
2. (idiomatic) Having or revealing no individual identity or character; anonymous.
3. (idiomatic) Having or revealing no individuality, personality or distinctive characteristics.

Example Sentences

These vague, faceless spectres from my ramblesome past have as much right as anyone else to be ranked among the salvors of the Navy's songs.

A faceless mob attacked the Capitol building.

With assembly line consistency, Martin receives countless rejections from faceless editors—a triggering reminder for any literary hopeful navigating the modern culture industry.

I started working for a faceless corporation.

The highest official in Oran remains anonymous, referred to merely as "the Prefect." Use of the majusculed generic title instead of a proper name is less suggestive of a faceless tyrant, a Maghreb Big Brother, than of the detached, ineffectual bureaucrat he appears to be at every meeting.

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• more faceless
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