Anonymous meaning
Having an unknown or unacknowledged name.
An anonymous author.
adjective
The definition of anonymous is of unknown name or origin.
An author who does not put his name on his books is an example of someone who is anonymous.
adjective
Having no distinctive character or recognition factor.
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Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency.
An anonymous letter.
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Having an unknown or unacknowledged name.
An anonymous author.
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Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency.
An anonymous letter.
adjective
Given, written, etc. by a person whose name is withheld or unknown.
adjective
(comparable, figuratively) Lacking individuality.
An anonymous office block in a soulless industrial estate.
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Having no distinctive character or recognition factor.
adjective
With no name known or acknowledged.
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Not easily distinguished from others or from one another because of a lack of individual features or character.
adjective
Computer crackers commonly attempt to exploit a computer system by sending messages in an anonymous fashion—protecting their identity from being disclosed. Anonymous accounts are used widely to access information and software-sharing systems on computers mainly using the FTP. The user accesses the systems by utilizing a user name of “anonymous” or “guest” without a password.
(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named and determined, as an animal not assigned to any species.
adjective
(not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible, as that of author, contributor, or the like.
An anonymous pamphlet; an anonymous subscription.
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A hacktivist group opposed to internet censorship, government corruption, homophobia and Scientology.
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Origin of anonymous
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Borrowed into English around 1600 from Late Latin anonymus, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anōnumos, “without name”), from ἀν- (an, “without”) + ὄνυμα (onuma), Aeolic dialectal form of ὄνομα (onoma, “name”).
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