different between eponymous vs anonymous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (ep?numos), from ??? (epí, “upon”) +? ????? (ónuma), Aeolic variant of ????? (ónoma, “name”). See -onym.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??p?n?m?s/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??p?n?m?s/

Adjective

eponymous (comparative more eponymous, superlative most eponymous)

1. Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named; serving as an eponym.

Derived terms

• eponym

Translations

See also

• self-titled

References

• “eponymous”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Further reading

• “eponymous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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.