anonymous
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adjective \ə-ˈnä-nə-məs\Definition of ANONYMOUS
1
: of unknown authorship or origin <an anonymous tip>
2
: not named or identified <an anonymous author> <they wish to remain anonymous>
3
: lacking individuality, distinction, or recognizability <the anonymous faces in the crowd> <the gray anonymous streets — William Styron>
— anon·y·mous·ly adverb
— anon·y·mous·ness noun
See Examples of ANONYMOUS
- The donor wishes to remain anonymous.
- An anonymous buyer purchased the painting.
- The college received an anonymous gift.
- He made an anonymous phone call to the police.
- The reporter got an anonymous tip.
- His was just another anonymous face in the crowd.
Origin of ANONYMOUS
Late Latin anonymus, from Greek anōnymos, from a- + onyma name — more at name
First Known Use: 1563
Related to ANONYMOUS
- Synonyms
- certain, given, one, some, unidentified, unnamed, unspecified
- Antonyms
- baptized, christened, dubbed, named, termed
Rhymes with ANONYMOUS
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