anonymityn.

Brit.

/ˌanəˈnɪmᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌænəˈnɪmᵻdi/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin anonymus , -ity suffix; Greek ἀνώνυμος , -ity suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin anonymus or its etymon ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (see anonymous adj.) + -ity suffix Compare later anonymousness n.Compare French anonymité state of being anonymous (1778).

1. An anonymous person or thing.

ΚΠ

1695 S. Hill Vindic. Primitive Fathers ii. 99 And, yet, though his Lordship recommends this conception, of such a separate Agency in his three Divine Anonymities, yet can he find no such incongruities in the received Doctrines of those his despised Fathers.

1841 London Sat. Jrnl. 12 June 281/1 We, ourselves, mere anonymities as we are, are deserving of some consideration.

1968 T.M. Disch Camp Concentration (1969) i. 14 Damn these new anonymities in their spiff, black, unidentifying uniforms!

1993 I. Asimov Forward Found. 162 With all the computerized information in the world, Trantor remains a planet of anonymities.

a. The fact or condition of being nameless or unidentified; characterized by anonymous authorship.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun]

anonymousness1802

namelessness1805

anonymity1820

incognito1822

nobodiness1886

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 98/2 An attempt was made to fasten anonymity on Blackwood's Magazine.

1829 T. Carlyle in Foreign Rev. Jan. 429 With a strange system of anonymity and publicity, of denial and assertion,..has Voltaire surrounded himself.

1880 A. B. Grosart James I's Poems Introd. 77 The anonymity of the poem on Felton.

1983 M. S. Peck Road Less Travelled (1990) 9 All case descriptions..have been altered in name and in other particulars so as to preserve the anonymity of my patients.

2002 India Weekly 2 Aug. 28/3 Speaking on the condition of anonymity, two members of the committee said they were surprised at the attempt.

2011 Independent 29 July 2/2 Mrs Zuckerberg added that the end of online anonymity could reduce harassment and ‘trolling’ on the web.

b. Lack of outstanding, individual, or unusual features; the state or condition of being generally unknown, unrecognized, or uncelebrated; impersonality.

ΚΠ

1920 J. M. Mecklin Introd. Social Ethics iv. 78 The impersonality, the anonymity of modern life that is made an excuse for moral irresponsibility.

1975 Radio Times 13 Sept. 4/2 Pin-striped anonymity in the City once seemed a more likely destination.

2006 enRoute (Air Canada) Jan. 37/2 Eschewing the anonymity of the big hotels, micro-hotels, limit the number of suites to three.

2012 FourFourTwo Oct. 53/2 Sergio Busquets and Pedro [were] propelled from anonymity to global frame.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	anonymity
释义	anonymityn. Brit. /ˌanəˈnɪmᵻti/, U.S. /ˌænəˈnɪmᵻdi/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin anonymus , -ity suffix; Greek ἀνώνυμος , -ity suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin anonymus or its etymon ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (see anonymous adj.) + -ity suffix Compare later anonymousness n.Compare French anonymité state of being anonymous (1778). 1. An anonymous person or thing. ΚΠ 1695 S. Hill Vindic. Primitive Fathers ii. 99 And, yet, though his Lordship recommends this conception, of such a separate Agency in his three Divine Anonymities, yet can he find no such incongruities in the received Doctrines of those his despised Fathers. 1841 London Sat. Jrnl. 12 June 281/1 We, ourselves, mere anonymities as we are, are deserving of some consideration. 1968 T.M. Disch Camp Concentration (1969) i. 14 Damn these new anonymities in their spiff, black, unidentifying uniforms! 1993 I. Asimov Forward Found. 162 With all the computerized information in the world, Trantor remains a planet of anonymities. 2. a. The fact or condition of being nameless or unidentified; characterized by anonymous authorship. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] anonymousness1802 namelessness1805 anonymity1820 incognito1822 nobodiness1886 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 98/2 An attempt was made to fasten anonymity on Blackwood's Magazine. 1829 T. Carlyle in Foreign Rev. Jan. 429 With a strange system of anonymity and publicity, of denial and assertion,..has Voltaire surrounded himself. 1880 A. B. Grosart James I's Poems Introd. 77 The anonymity of the poem on Felton. 1983 M. S. Peck Road Less Travelled (1990) 9 All case descriptions..have been altered in name and in other particulars so as to preserve the anonymity of my patients. 2002 India Weekly 2 Aug. 28/3 Speaking on the condition of anonymity, two members of the committee said they were surprised at the attempt. 2011 Independent 29 July 2/2 Mrs Zuckerberg added that the end of online anonymity could reduce harassment and ‘trolling’ on the web. b. Lack of outstanding, individual, or unusual features; the state or condition of being generally unknown, unrecognized, or uncelebrated; impersonality. ΚΠ 1920 J. M. Mecklin Introd. Social Ethics iv. 78 The impersonality, the anonymity of modern life that is made an excuse for moral irresponsibility. 1975 Radio Times 13 Sept. 4/2 Pin-striped anonymity in the City once seemed a more likely destination. 2006 enRoute (Air Canada) Jan. 37/2 Eschewing the anonymity of the big hotels, micro-hotels, limit the number of suites to three. 2012 FourFourTwo Oct. 53/2 Sergio Busquets and Pedro [were] propelled from anonymity to global frame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1695
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