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“nameless” in Latin
ignōbilisunknown, obscure; baseborn, of low birth, base-born, ignobleobscūrusdark, dusky, shadowy; indistinct, unintelligible, obscure; intricate, involved, complicatedingēnshuge, vast, enormous; immoderate, exorbitant; extraordinary, unnaturalimmēnsusimmeasurable, boundless, endless, vast, immenseīnfīnītusboundless, unlimited, endless; infiniteincrēdibilisunbelievable, incredible
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
nameless
PROP.,
Without a name, nomine vacans (that has no name): sine nomine or sine auctore (without a voucher, without mentioning an author; both usually with a participle from the context: ☞ not anonymus. To be nameless, vacare nomine (to have no name). Figuratively,
Unknown, ignobilis (ignoble): obscurus (of obscure origin); e.g., Lacedaemonius quidam, cujus ne nomen quidem proditum est.
Unspeakable, ingens, immensus (great, immense): infinitus (infinite, endless): incredibilis (incredible).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for nameless?
- The usual Latin words for “nameless” are ignōbilis, obscūrus, ingēns; also immēnsus, īnfīnītus, incrēdibilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.