facelessness

noun

Definition of facelessnessnext
as in obscurity
the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown the facelessness of those early participants in the American civil rights movement

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  1. obscurity
  2. silence
  3. oblivion
  4. anonymity
Noun
  • The resurgence in interest – not to mention monetary value – suggests that the technology is resilient and unlikely to simply fade into obscurity, as was predicted during its slump.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Georgescu, who had reportedly declared zero campaign spending, had catapulted from obscurity to win the first round of the presidential vote on Nov. 24.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscurity
Noun
  • On Wednesday, North Korea's state media broke its silence on the crisis, highlighting the turmoil, though no unusual activities have been observed from the regime so far.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Those who knew Mangione also sounded the alarm over his apparent silence in the weeks leading up to the shooting.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of silence
Noun
  • The Indigo Cleansing Balm can melt even the most stubborn, waterproof formulas into oblivion.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Bucs coach Todd Bowles blitzed DeVito and the Giants offense into oblivion, holding DeVito to five yards passing in the first quarter and the Giants to 45 yards of offense the whole first half.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of oblivion
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  • The discussion of blanket pardons, reported earlier by Politico, remains primarily at a staff level although Mr. Biden has talked about it with senior members of the team, according to the people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The discussions, first reported by Politico, were confirmed by two people familiar with the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss private talks.
    Tyler Pager and Meryl Kornfield The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of anonymity
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