anonymous
pronunciation
How to pronounce anonymous in British English:
UK [əˈnɒnɪməs]
How to pronounce anonymous in American English:
US [əˈnɑːnɪməs]
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- Adjective:
- having no known name or identity or known source
- not known or lacking marked individuality
Word Origin
- anonymous
- anonymous: see name
- anonymous (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Late Latin anonymus, from Greek anonymos "without a name," from an- "without" (see an- (1)) + onyma, Æolic dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name (n.)).
Synonym
Example
- 1. The high turnover in the building made him anonymous .
- 2. But this book does its hardest hitting when the interviewees are allowed to remain anonymous .
- 3. Punishing an anonymous author is tricky .
- 4. Our anonymous ann had hit a nerve .
- 5. Groups affiliated to anonymous have hacked government websites .