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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•non•y•mous /əˈnɑnəməs/USA pronunciation adj. - lacking the name of the author, writer, etc.:an anonymous poem.
- not giving a name;
not identifying oneself:an anonymous donor. - lacking or not showing individuality, unique character, or any special or unusual quality:drab, anonymous houses.
a•non•y•mous•ly, adv. See -onym-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•non•y•mous (ə non′ə məs),USA pronunciation adj. - without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like:an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation.
- of unknown name;
whose name is withheld:an anonymous author. - lacking individuality, unique character, or distinction:an endless row of drab, anonymous houses.
- Greek anó̄nymos, equivalent. to an- an-1 + -ōnym(a) (variant of ónyma) -onym (earlier (a)n- with vowel lengthening; compare anopheles) + -os adjective, adjectival suffix; see -ous
- Latin anōnymus
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: anonymous /əˈnɒnɪməs/ adj - from or by a person, author, etc, whose name is unknown or withheld
- having no known name
- lacking individual characteristics; unexceptional
- (often capital) denoting an organization which provides help to applicants who remain anonymous: Alcoholics Anonymous
Etymology: 17th Century: via Late Latin from Greek anōnumos, from an- + onoma nameanonymity /ˌænəˈnɪmɪtɪ/ n aˈnonymously adv aˈnonymousness n |