anonymous
see also: Anonymous
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
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Anonymous
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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