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Webster 1913 Edition
Anonymous
A-non′y-mous
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] without name;
ἀν
priv. + [GREEK], Eol. for [GREEK] name. See Name
.] Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed authorship;
as, an
anonymous
benefactor; an anonymous
pamphlet or letter.Webster 1828 Edition
Anonymous
ANON'YMOUS
, a [L. anonymus; Gr. name. See Name.]Nameless; wanting a name; without the real name of the author; as, an anonymous pamphlet.
Definition 2024
Anonymous
Anonymous
See also: anonymous
English
Proper noun
Anonymous
- A hacktivist group opposed to internet censorship, government corruption, homophobia and Scientology.
anonymous
anonymous
See also: Anonymous
English
Adjective
anonymous (comparative more anonymous, superlative most anonymous)
- (not comparable) Lacking a name; not named and determined, as an animal not assigned to any species.
- (not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible, as that of author, contributor, or the like.
- an anonymous pamphlet; an anonymous subscription.
- (not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
- an anonymous author; an anonymous benefactor.
- 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian:
- The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy.
- No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.
- (comparable, figuratively) Lacking individuality.
- an anonymous office block in a soulless industrial estate
Synonyms
- (lacking a name): nameless
- (without acknowledged responsible agent):
- (of unknown name): unidentified, unknown, unnamed
- (lacking individuality): faceless
- (without consideration of prestige or background): on the merits
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Translations
wanting a name, not named and determined
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without any name (of responsible agent) acknowledged
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of unknown name; whose name is withheld
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lacking individuality
without consideration of prestige, title, rank or background
