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a·non·y·mous

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–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.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < L anōnymus < Gk annymos, equiv. to an- an-¹ + -ōnym(a) (var. of ónyma) -onym (earlier (a)n- with vowel lengthening; cf. anopheles) + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

]

—Related forms

a·non·y·mous·ness, noun

a·non·y·mous·ly, adverb

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a·non·y·mous Audio Help (ə-nŏn'ə-məs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having an unknown or unacknowledged name: an anonymous author.
Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency: an anonymous letter; an anonymous phone call.
Having no distinctive character or recognition factor: "a very great, almost anonymous center of people who just want peace" (Alan Paton).

[From Late Latin anōnymus, from Greek anōnumos, nameless : an-, without; see a-¹ + onuma, name (influenced by earlier nōnumnos, nameless); see n-men- in Indo-European roots.]

a·non'y·mous·ly adv., a·non'y·mous·ness n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
anonymous

1601, from Gk. anonymos "without a name," from an- "without" + onyma, Æolic dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name).

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anonymous
adjective
1.	having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift" [ant: onymous]
2.	not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service"

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anonymous [əˈnonəməs] adjective

without the name of the author, giver etc being known or given
Example: The donor wished to remain anonymous; an anonymous poem

Arabic:	كاتِب (مَجْهول)
Chinese (Simplified):	匿名的
Chinese (Traditional):	匿名的
Czech:	anonymní
Danish:	anonym; ukendt
Dutch:	anoniem
Estonian:	anonüümne
Finnish:	anonyymi
French:	anonyme
German:	anonym
Greek:	ανώνυμος
Hungarian:	névtelen, ismeretlen
Indonesian:	tanpa nama
Italian:	anonimo
Japanese:	とく名の

Korean:	작자 불명의, 익명의
Latvian:	anonīms
Lithuanian:	anoniminis, nežinomas
Norwegian:	anonym, ukjent
Polish:	anonimowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	anônimo
Portuguese (Portugal):	anónimo
Romanian:	anonim
Russian:	анонимный
Slovak:	anonymný
Slovenian:	anonimen
Spanish:	anónimo
Swedish:	anonym
Turkish:	kimliği bilinmeyen, imzasız, kimliği gizli tutulan