fameless

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adjective

Without fame.

Similar
ingloriousnamelessrenownlessglorilessnonfamousobscureunfamousunhonored
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Meanings

adjectivefameless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteWithout fame.

    Sluggish are the spirits and base the lot of the men I am ordained to lead through a dull life to a fameless grave.

    1834, E. Bulwer Lytton, The Pilgrims Of The Rhine
    1 more example

    And in the midst of better conditions and brighter prospects the shameless, brainless, fameless bipeds pollute the atmosphere, poison hearts and plant discontent.

    1915, William Crosbie Hunter, Evening Round Up

    Synonyms: inglorious, nameless, renownless, gloriless, inglorious, nameless, nonfamous, obscure

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWithout fame.

Similar
ingloriousnamelessrenownlessglorilessingloriousnamelessnonfamousobscurerenownlessunfamousunhonoredunglorifiedunglorifulungloriousunnoticedunnotedunreputedunrenownedunsung
Also see
glorilessingloriousnamelessnonfamousrenownlessunglorifiedunglorifulungloriousunhonoredunnotedunnoticedunrenownedunreputedunsung

Origin

From fame + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

selfsame
Cite this entry
APA

fameless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fameless

MLA

“fameless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fameless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fameless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fameless.

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