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anonymous

/əˈnɑ.nə.məs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
anony-mous
IPA
/əˈnɑ.nə.məs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible.

adj

Of unknown name; whose name is withheld

adj

Lacking individuality.

name

A decentralized hacktivist group that conducts cyberattacks opposing primarily Internet censorship and government corruption.

name

A member of an anonymous imageboard website, especially of 4chan.

name

The members of an anonymous imageboard website, especially of 4chan.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed into English around 1600 from Late Latin anonymus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (ănṓnŭmos, “without name”), from ᾰ̓ν- (ăn-, “un-”) with ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă), Aeolic and Doric dialectal form of ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”). English equivalent anonym + -ous, its full etymology being an- + -onym + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈnɑ.nə.məs/
  • British English: /əˈnɒn.ə.məs/

Inflected Forms

more anonymous (comparative) most anonymous (superlative)

Derived Forms

anon anonym anonymouse anonymously anonymousness nonanonymous

Phrases

anonymous class anonymous pipe anonymous proxy anonymous sculpture John Doe

Frequently Paired Words

anomia anonymal anonymity anonymize anonymosity pseudonymous John Doe unknown

Synonyms

nameless unidentified unknown unnamed faceless on the merits anon.

Antonyms

autonymous orthonymous onymous

Rhymes With

autonomous synonymous

Questions

How do you pronounce anonymous?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnɑ.nə.məs/.
What does anonymous mean?
Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .
Where does anonymous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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