Definition
The quality of lacking a distinctive identity or personality, or being anonymous and impersonal.
Etymology
From 'faceless' (face + -less, suffix meaning without) plus '-ness' (Old English suffix forming abstract nouns). The concept became prominent in 20th-century literature criticizing impersonal bureaucracy.
Kelly Says
The word 'facelessness' exploded in use after industrialization, when people started feeling like cogs in a machine rather than individuals—authors like Kafka and Orwell made this feeling into a powerful literary theme about loss of identity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነገር ላይ አይደለም
neger la-i a-ye-de-lem
ARالعربية
نقص الوجه
naq-s al-wa-jah
BNবাংলা
মুখের অভাব
mu-ker o-bha-b
CACatalà
absència de cara
ab-sen-cia de ca-ra
CSČeština
bez tváře
bez twar-e
DADansk
manglende ansigt
man-glen-de an-sigt
DEDeutsch
Gesichtslosigkeit
ge-shits-lo-s-se-it
ELΕλληνικά
απουσία προσώπου
a-pou-sia pro-so-pou
ESEspañol
ausencia de rostro
au-sen-sia de ro-stro
FISuomi
kasvojen puute
kas-vo-jen pu-ute
FRFrançais
absence de visage
ab-sence de vi-sage
GUGU
પહેરું નીચે
pe-ru niche
HAHA
baki kasa
ba-ki ka-sa
HEעברית
欠缺 בפנים
qe-qeq be-pa-nim
HIहिन्दी
चेहरे की अनुपस्थिति
che-hre ki an-u-pa-sth-iti
HUMagyar
arc nélküli
arc ne-vo-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakadaaan wajah
ke-tidak-ada-an wa-jah
IGIG
nke a-gbagwu
n-ke a-g-ba-gwu
ITItaliano
assenza di volto
as-sen-za di vol-to
KKKK
жүре жатқан
jy-re ja-tqan
KMKM
ទ្រង់ទ្រង់ទៅក្រោម
tr-ong tr-ong to-u k-ra-om
KO한국어
얼굴 없는 상태
eol-gul eom-neun sa-ta-e
MRMR
मुख नसलेला
mo-ukh nas-le-la
MSBahasa Melayu
tiada wajah
tee-ada wa-jah
MYမြန်မာ
လက်များ ပြုံး
laet-ma-yar pru-ng
NLNederlands
ontbreking van een gezicht
on-brek-ing van een ge-zicht
NONorsk
manglende ansikt
man-glen-de an-sikt
PLPolski
bez twarz
bez twar-tz
PTPortuguês
ausência de rosto
au-sen-sia de ro-sto
RORomână
lipsa de față
li-psa de fa-ță
RUРусский
бесликость
be-sli-kost'
SVSvenska
avsaknad av ansikte
av-sak-nad av an-si-kte
SWKiswahili
ukose uso
oo-ko-se oo-so
TAதமிழ்
முகம் இல்லாத நிலை
mu-kam il-la-ad ni-lai
TEతెలుగు
ముఖం లేని 상태
mu-kha-m le-ni sa-tha
TLTL
walang mukha
wa-lang mu-kha
TRTürkçe
yüzsüzlük
yoos-su-z-luk
UKУкраїнська
безликість
bez-li-kist'
URاردو
چہرہ کی کمی
che-ra ki ka-mi
VITiếng Việt
sự thiếu mặt
su thi-eu mat
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ̀
aw-on ishe
ZUZU
umugqa ngaphansi
oo-mug-qa ng-a-phan-si