"faceless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-faceless.wav Forms: more faceless [comparative], most faceless [superlative]
Etymology: From face + -less. Etymology templates: {{af|en|face|-less}} face + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} faceless (comparative more faceless, superlative most faceless)
  1. Having no face. Translations (having no face): անդեմ (andem) (Armenian), 無臉的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无脸的 (wúliǎn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 無面的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无面的 (wúmiàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), anonüümne (Estonian), kasvoton (Finnish), gesichtslos (German), andlitslaus (Icelandic), liitsatoin (Ingrian), anonimo (Italian), 顔のない (kao no nai) (Japanese), beveidis (Lithuanian), безли́кий (bezlíkij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-faceless-en-adj-jSzkIFc9 Disambiguation of 'having no face': 83 9 9
  2. Having or revealing no individual identity or character; anonymous.
    Sense id: en-faceless-en-adj-hxvZnHNb
  3. Having or revealing no individuality, personality or distinctive .characteristics. Translations (lacking individuality): bezlicy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-faceless-en-adj-gtByuPbT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 19 28 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 18 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 16 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 10 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 12 33 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 12 33 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 28 59 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 22 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 13 28 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 12 19 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 19 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 19 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 13 28 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 12 33 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 24 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 28 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 19 70 Disambiguation of 'lacking individuality': 7 22 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: faceless bureaucrat, faceless man
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