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English

Etymology

Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ???????? (an?numos, “without name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æn.?.n?m/

Noun

anonym (plural anonyms)

1. An anonymous person.
2. An assumed or false name; a pseudonym.
3. (zoology) A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

Related terms

• anon
• anonymal
• anonymity
• anonymize
• anonymosity
• anonymous
• anonymously
• anonymousness

Translations

References

• anonym in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?anon?m]

Noun

anonym m

1. anonym

Further reading

• anonym in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• anonym in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Adjective

anonym

1. anonymous

Inflection

Derived terms

• anonymisere
• anonymitet

References

• “anonym” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French anonyme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ano?ny?m]

Adjective

anonym (not comparable)

1. anonymous

Declension

Further reading

• “anonym” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Adjective

anonym (masculine anonymen, neuter anonymt, comparative méi anonym, superlative am anonymsten)

1. anonymous

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (an?numos, “without name”)

Adjective

anonym (neuter singular anonymt, definite singular and plural anonyme)

1. anonymous

References

• “anonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (an?numos, “without name”)

Adjective

anonym (neuter singular anonymt, definite singular and plural anonyme)

1. anonymous

References

• “anonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

anonym (comparative mer anonym, superlative mest anonym)

1. anonymous (without any name acknowledged)

Related terms

• anonymitet

English

Etymology

Borrowed into English around 1600 from Late Latin anonymus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (an?numos, “without name”), from ???- (an-, “un-”) with ????? (ónuma), Aeolic and Doric dialectal form of ????? (ónoma, “name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n?n?m?s/
• Rhymes: -?n?m?s

Adjective

anonymous (comparative more anonymous, superlative most anonymous)

1. (not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.

   Synonym: nameless

2. (not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible

3. (not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld

   Synonyms: unidentified, unknown, unnamed

4. (comparable, figuratively) Lacking individuality.

   Synonym: faceless

Synonyms

• (without consideration of prestige or background): on the merits

Antonyms

• onymous

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• anonymous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• John Doe
• unknown

References

• anonymous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• anonymous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.