A pseudonym is a name which someone, usually a writer, uses instead of his or her real name.
Both plays were published under the pseudonym of Philip Dayre. [+ of/for]
Synonyms: false name, alias, incognito, stage name More Synonyms of pseudonym
pseudonym in British English
(ˈsjuːdəˌnɪm)
noun
a fictitious name adopted, esp by an author
Derived forms
pseudonymity (ˌpseudoˈnymity)
noun
Word origin
C19: via French from Greek pseudōnumon
pseudonym in American English
(ˈsudəˌnɪm)
noun
a fictitious name, esp. one assumed by an author; pen name
SYNONYMY NOTE: a pseudonym is a fictitious name assumed, esp. by a writer, for anonymity, for effect, etc.;, pen name, nom de plume are applied specifically to the pseudonym of a writer; , alias also refers to an assumed name and, in popular use, is specifically applied to onetaken by a criminal to disguise identity; , incognito is usually applied to a fictitious name temporarily assumed by a famous person, asin traveling, to avoid being recognized
Derived forms
pseudonymity (ˌpseudoˈnymity)
noun
Word origin
Fr pseudonyme < Gr pseudōnymos: see pseudonymous
Examples of 'pseudonym' in a sentence
pseudonym
But what matters more is that he adopted a pseudonym at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
pseudonym
British English: pseudonym /ˈsjuːdəˌnɪm/ NOUN
A pseudonym is a name which someone, usually a writer, uses instead of his or her real name.
Both plays were published under a pseudonym.
American English: pseudonym
Arabic: اِسْمٌ مُسْتَعَار
Brazilian Portuguese: pseudônimo
Chinese: 笔名
Croatian: pseudonim
Czech: pseudonym
Danish: pseudonym
Dutch: pseudoniem
European Spanish: pseudónimo
Finnish: salanimi
French: pseudonyme
German: Pseudonym
Greek: ψευδώνυμο
Italian: pseudonimo
Japanese: ペンネーム
Korean: 가명
Norwegian: pseudonym
Polish: pseudonim
European Portuguese: pseudónimo
Romanian: pseudonim
Russian: псевдоним
Latin American Spanish: pseudónimo
Swedish: pseudonym
Thai: นามแฝง
Turkish: takma ad
Ukrainian: псевдонім
Vietnamese: bút danh
Chinese translation of 'pseudonym'
pseudonym
(ˈsjuːdənɪm)
n(c)
笔(筆)名 (bǐmíng) (个(個), gè)
under a pseudonym以笔(筆)名 (yǐ bǐmíng)
(noun)
Definition
a fictitious name adopted, esp. by an author
Both plays were published under the pseudonym of Philip Dayre.
Synonyms
false name
alias
He had rented a house using an alias.
incognito
stage name
pen name
Eric Blair, better known by his pen name of George Orwell
assumed name
nom de guerre
nom de plume
Dodgson wrote under the nom de plume of Lewis Carroll.
professional name
Additional synonyms
in the sense of alias
Definition
a false name
He had rented a house using an alias.
Synonyms
pseudonym,
pen name,
assumed name,
stage name,
nom de guerre,
nom de plume,
sock puppet
in the sense of nom de plume
Dodgson wrote under the nom de plume of Lewis Carroll.
Synonyms
pseudonym,
alias,
pen name,
assumed name,
nom de guerre
in the sense of pen name
Definition
a name used by a writer instead of his or her real name
Eric Blair, better known by his pen name of George Orwell