"fameless" meaning in English

See fameless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fameless [comparative], most fameless [superlative]
Etymology: fame + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fame|less}} fame + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} fameless (comparative more fameless, superlative most fameless)
  1. (chiefly obsolete) Without fame. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fameless-en-adj-0TND~LE5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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