Main Entry: anon·y·mous

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈnä-nə-məs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin anonymus, from Greek anōnymos, from a- + onyma name — more at name

Date: 1631

1 : not named or identified <an anonymous author> <they wish to remain anonymous>
2 : of unknown authorship or origin <an anonymous tip>
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