innominate

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UK/ɪˈnɒmɪnət/US/ɪˈnɑmɪnət/

adjective

Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.

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unnamed § Synonyms
OriginLatin innōminātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveinnominate (comparative more innominate, superlative most innominate)

comparative more innominate · superlative most innominate

  1. Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.

    Counsel for the Defence objected to the libel, on the grounds that the offence was innominate.

    1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, page 55

    Synonyms: unnamed § Synonyms

nouninnominate (countable and uncountable, plural innominates)

plural innominates

  1. countableuncountableAn innominate bone.
  2. countableuncountableAn innominate artery.
  3. countableuncountableAn innominate vein.
  4. uncountableInnominate substance.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.

Similar
unnamed § Synonyms
Also see
hip boneinnominate boneunnamed

Origin

  1. Latininnōminātus
  2. Englishinnominate

From Latin innōminātus, from in- (“not”) + nōminātus (“named”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος
  • ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos)having no name; anonymous
Bulgarian безименен
  • безименен (bezimenen)having no name; anonymous
Chinese Mandarin 無名 /无名
  • 無名 /无名 (wúmíng)having no name; anonymous
Czech bezejmenný
  • bezejmennýhaving no name; anonymous
Dutch naamloos
  • naamlooshaving no name; anonymous
Esperanto sennoma
  • sennomahaving no name; anonymous
Estonian nimetu
  • nimetuhaving no name; anonymous
Finnish nimetön
  • nimetönhaving no name; anonymous
French sans nom, innomé
  • sans nomhaving no name; anonymous
  • innoméhaving no name; anonymous
  • anonymehaving no name; anonymous
German namenlos, unbenannt
  • namenloshaving no name; anonymous
  • unbenannthaving no name; anonymous
Greek ανώνυμος
  • ανώνυμος (anónymos)having no name; anonymous
Hebrew אנונימי
  • אנונימי (anoními)having no name; anonymous
Italian innominato
  • innominatohaving no name; anonymous
Japanese 無名
  • 無名 (mumei)having no name; anonymous
Latin anōnymus
  • anōnymushaving no name; anonymous
Polish bezimienny, anonimowy
  • bezimiennyhaving no name; anonymous
  • anonimowyhaving no name; anonymous
Portuguese sem nome
  • sem nomehaving no name; anonymous
Russian анони́мный
  • анони́мный (anonímnyj)having no name; anonymous
Spanish innominado, anónimo
  • innominadohaving no name; anonymous
  • anónimohaving no name; anonymous
  • sin nombrehaving no name; anonymous
Swedish namnlös
  • namnlöshaving no name; anonymous
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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