Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having no face.
- adjective Without character or identity; anonymous.
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- adjective Having no
face - adjective Having, or revealing no individual
identity orcharacter ;anonymous . - adjective Having or revealing no
individuality ,personality ordistinctive characteristics .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective without a face or identity
Etymologies
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Examples
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The next time someone uses the expression "faceless government bureaucrat" in my presence, they'll have to explain to me why Katie - who knew my parents for all of three months - became such an integral and affectionate member of our family that she was at Dad's funeral to console me and Mom.
Thestar.com - Home Page David Olive 2011
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Unmarried, the pracharaks live sparely, inspiring hundreds of workers while trying to remain faceless, in an effort to eliminate their own egos.
India’s New Face 2009
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I am amazed at the amount of hatred people spew when they can remain faceless behind their computer or mobile device.
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Unmarried, the pracharaks live sparely, inspiring hundreds of workers while trying to remain faceless, in an effort to eliminate their own egos.
India’s New Face 2009
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But do we really partake of life if we remain faceless beings behind a screen?
Emerson's Impersonality & Why I Dislike It fantasyecho 2007
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Perhaps the availability of this remedy is the reason those responsible for the website have taken steps to remain faceless.
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Another unknown but dedicated government employee is Pius Bannis, a man even the most jaundiced would find hard to describe as a faceless bureaucrat.
Max Stier: Support Your Local Federal Worker Max Stier 2010
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Another unknown but dedicated government employee is Pius Bannis, a man even the most jaundiced would find hard to describe as a faceless bureaucrat.
Max Stier: Support Your Local Federal Worker Max Stier 2010
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Another unknown but dedicated government employee is Pius Bannis, a man even the most jaundiced would find hard to describe as a faceless bureaucrat.
Max Stier: Support Your Local Federal Worker Max Stier 2010
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The Iraqi dead have been relegated out of the category of human beings and are classified as faceless, inherently evil "insurgents."
Peace, order and good government, eh?: August 2007 Archives 2007
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