namelessness

noun

Definition of namelessnessnext
as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown the namelessness of the builders of the Mayan pyramids is no way diminishes the greatness of their achievement

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  1. obscurity
  2. silence
  3. oblivion
  4. anonymity
Noun
  • Instead, the accomplishment faded into obscurity, unrecorded in our collective national memory.
    — Cassidy Randall, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Monica Barbaro The year’s other big discovery, who catapulted from obscurity to arguably the people’s favorite in Supporting Actress.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of obscurity
Noun
  • Beth Holloway broke her silence on the case in a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The name itself embodies Marques’ mission — breaking the silence around Black entrepreneurship by bringing these innovators directly to Silicon Valley.
    — Angelica Mari, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of silence
Noun
  • Her main goal: to rescue from oblivion all those women artists whose genius was erased by the relentless hand of patriarchy.
    — The Glamour editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Not every photo can be controlled — as Pennsylvania proves — but after several years of his image being meme-d to oblivion, the president is taking optics more seriously.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Definition of oblivion
Noun
  • The person requested anonymity because the deal has not been finalized.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
  • This relative anonymity can be a significant tailwind in a trade war scenario.
    — Ivan Illan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of anonymity
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