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- [uh-non-uh-muh s]
- /əˈnɒn ə məs/
- /əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-non-uh-muh s]
- /əˈnɒn ə məs/
Definitions of anonymous word
- adjective anonymous If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it. 3
- adjective anonymous Something that is anonymous does not reveal who you are. 3
- adjective anonymous If you describe a place as anonymous, you dislike it because it has no unusual or interesting features and seems unwelcoming. 3
- adjective anonymous from or by a person, author, etc, whose name is unknown or withheld 3
- adjective anonymous having no known name 3
- adjective anonymous lacking individual characteristics; unexceptional 3
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Origin of anonymous
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin anōnymus < Greek anṓnymos, equivalent to an- an-1 + -ōnym(a) (variant of ónyma) -onym (earlier (a)n- with vowel lengthening; cf. anopheles) + -os adj. suffix; see -ous
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Parts of speech for Anonymous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anonymous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anonymous
adj anonymous
- unidentified — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- unnamed — without a name; nameless.
- undisclosed — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- nameless — having no name.
- incognito — having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, especially to avoid notice or formal attentions.
adjective anonymous
- mysterious — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- shadowy — resembling a shadow in faintness, slightness, etc.: shadowy outlines.
- undistinguished — having no distinguishing marks or features.
- indistinctive — without distinctive characteristics.
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
Antonyms for anonymous
adj anonymous
- known — past participle of know1 .
- named — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- identified — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
adjective anonymous
- distinctive — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
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