face·less

[feys-lis]
adjective
1.
without a face: a faceless apparition.
2.
lacking personal distinction or identity: a faceless mob.
3.
unidentified or unidentifiable; concealing one's identity: a faceless kidnapper.

Origin:
1560–70; face + -less

face·less·ness, noun
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faceless (ˈfeɪslɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  without a face
2.  without identity; anonymous
 
'facelessness
 
n

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Faceless is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
Silence, for example, is meaningless in the faceless realm.
In the form of a discussion between faceless people, this booklet concerns
  discovery learning and its advantages.
Early on, that narrative seemed destined to have more faceless authors.
Daily, they match wits with a faceless threat whose methods and means are not
  known through intelligence.
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