anonymous
see also: Anonymous
Etymology
Anonymous
Proper noun
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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 Adjectiveanonymous
- (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
- (not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible
- an anonymous pamphlet
- an anonymous subscription
- anonymous author
- (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.
- (comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.
- Synonyms: faceless
- an anonymous office block in a soulless industrial estate
- (without consideration of prestige or background) on the merits
- French: anonyme
- German: namenlos
- Portuguese: anónimo (Portugal), anônimo (Brazil)
- Russian: анони́мный
- Spanish: anónimo
- French: anonyme
- German: anonym
- Italian: anonimo
- Portuguese: anónimo, anônimo (Brazil)
- Russian: безымя́нный
- Spanish: anónimo
- French: anonyme
- German: anonym
- Italian: anonimo
- Portuguese: anónimo (Portugal), anônimo (Brazil)
- Spanish: anónimo
Anonymous
Proper noun
- A hacktivist group opposed to Internet censorship, government corruption and Scientology.
- (internet slang) A member of an anonymous imageboard website, especially of 4chan.
- (internet slang, collective) The members of an anonymous imageboard website, especially of 4chan.
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