anonymous
Use Anonymous in a sentence
ə adjective
1.
without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation.
2.
of unknown name; whose name is withheld: an anonymous author.
3.
lacking individuality, unique character, or distinction: an endless row of drab, anonymous houses.
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anonymous (əˈnɒnɪməs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| anonymity | |
| —n | |
| a'nonymously | |
| —adv | |
| a'nonymousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
anonymous
c.1600, from Gk. anonymos "without a name," from an- "without" + onyma, Æolic dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name). Related: Anonymity (1820).
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Example sentences
For obvious reasons he wishes to remain anonymous.
But, otherwise, the characters are rigorously anonymous.
Each had an anonymous profile and was matched with health buddies.
Now, after getting a tip-off, he had come to the docks to meet an anonymous informant who claimed to have the skinny on the thief.
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