anonymous

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see also: Anonymous

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Etymology

Borrowed into English around 1600 from Late Latin anonymus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος, from ᾰ̓ν- with ὄνῠμᾰ, Aeolic and Doric dialectal form of ὄνομᾰ.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /əˈnɒn.ə.məs/
• (America, Canada) IPA: /əˈnɑ.nə.məs/
• (Australia) IPA: /əˈnɔn.ə.məs/

Adjective

anonymous

1. (not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species (clarification of this definition is needed).

   Synonyms: nameless

   Coordinate term: no-name

2. (not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible

   an anonymous pamphlet

   an anonymous subscription

   anonymous author

3. (not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld

   Synonyms: unidentified, unknown, unnamed

   an anonymous author

   an anonymous benefactor

   No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.

4. (comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.

   Synonyms: faceless

   an anonymous office block in a soulless industrial estate

Synonyms

• (without consideration of prestige or background) on the merits

Antonyms

• onymous

Related terms

• anomia
• anonymal
• anonymity
• anonymize
• anonymosity
• pseudonymous

Translations

• French: anonyme
• German: namenlos
• Portuguese: anónimo (Portugal), anônimo (Brazil)
• Russian: анони́мный
• Spanish: anónimo

Translations

• French: anonyme
• German: anonym
• Italian: anonimo
• Portuguese: anónimo, anônimo (Brazil)
• Russian: безымя́нный
• Spanish: anónimo

Translations

• French: anonyme
• German: anonym
• Italian: anonimo
• Portuguese: anónimo (Portugal), anônimo (Brazil)
• Spanish: anónimo

Translations

• French: anonyme
• Italian: anonimo
• Portuguese: anónimo, anônimo (Brazil)
• Spanish: anónimo

Translations

• French: anonyme
• Italian: anonimo
• Portuguese: anónimo, anônimo (Brazil)
• Spanish: anónimo

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Anonymous

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Proper noun

1. A hacktivist group opposed to Internet censorship, government corruption and Scientology.
2. (internet slang) A member of an anonymous imageboard website, especially of 4chan.
3. (internet slang, collective) The members of an anonymous imageboard website, especially of 4chan.

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