an·o·nym·i·ty

[an-uh-nim-i-tee]
noun, plural an·o·nym·i·ties.
1.
the state or quality of being anonymous.
2.
an anonymous person: some fine poetry attributed to anonymities.
Origin:
1810–20; anonym(ous) + -ity, or < French anonymité

Related forms
non·an·o·nym·i·ty, noun
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anonymous (əˈnɒnɪməs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  from or by a person, author, etc, whose name is unknown or withheld: an anonymous letter
2.  having no known name
3.  lacking individual characteristics; unexceptional
4.  (often capital) denoting an organization which provides help to applicants who remain anonymous: Alcoholics Anonymous
 
[C17: via Late Latin from Greek anōnumos, from an- + onoma name]
 
anonymity
 
—n
 
a'nonymously
 
—adv
 
a'nonymousness
 
—n

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