nameless.

1. Having no name, or having a name that is not known or disclosed.

2. So dreadful, vast, or difficult to characterize that no adequate name seems available.

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Words that belong together

• a nameless presence
• a nameless grave

On the page

A nameless presence seemed to occupy the space between the two closed doors.

The nameless grave lay beyond the last legible stone.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Relational or absolute adjective; ordinary comparative and superlative usually not applicable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.