anonymous Definition
anony·mous (ə nän′ə məs)
adjective
- with no name known or acknowledged
- given, written, etc. by a person whose name is withheld or unknown
- not easily distinguished from others or from one another because of a lack of individual features or character
Etymology: LL anonymus < Gr anōnymos < an-, without + onyma, name
anonymous Related Forms
anonymous Synonyms
anonymous
modif.
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Anonymous Hacker Definition
See Also: Computer; Crackers; File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
anonymous Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- totally: Frazer Richardson did put in a decent cross for Spring's equalizer but was otherwise totally anonymous - almost as much as Ian Moore.
- completely: All calls and emails to us are completely anonymous.
- largely: World Cup Side - Russia had some talented players but were doomed to have a largely anonymous campaign.
- entirely: Completion of the questionnaire is entirely anonymous and will take only a minute or two of your time.
- strictly: Method of submission: Abstracts, in English or in French, should be strictly anonymous and should contain no more than 1.000 words.
- fairly: The first 20 minutes seemed to be made up of fairly anonymous reportage.
Preposition: on
request: We make no guarantees about answers, but you can be anonymous on request.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
keep: It is also possible to keep the respondents anonymous.
Modifies a noun
- ftp: Added a mention of how to get the course via anonymous ftp.
- donor: There are also two Action Zones in Wales funded by an anonymous donor.
- reviewer: We also thank the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments.
- benefactor: An anonymous benefactor has recently undertaken to swell the funds available.
- subroutine: In place of a SUBNAME, you can provide a BLOCK as an anonymous, in-line sort subroutine.
- referee: The author is also grateful to the anonymous referees for helpful comments.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: A UCL student who asked to remain anonymous said, What do you expect?
- stay: Always stay anonymous, using a nickname all the time.
- render: Where reports are required for statistical purposes the data must be rendered anonymous.
- keep: Papers are usually sent to three or more reviewers, who are kept anonymous.
- become: There is much less support; student groups tend to be larger and individuals can become anonymous.
- make: At no time do the mentee and mentor meet and all correspondence is made anonymous.
Browse dictionary entries near anonymous
- ‹ anonymity
- ‹ anonym
- ‹ anon
- ‹ anomie
- ‹ anomaly
- ‹ anomalous
- ‹ anomalistic
- ‹ anole
- ‹ Anointing of the Sick
- ‹ anoint

