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- Dictionaryanonymous/əˈnɒnɪməs/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name: "the donor's wish to remain anonymous" Similar Opposite
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ANONYMOUS definition: 1. made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public: 2. having no unusual or…. Learn more.
The meaning of ANONYMOUS is of unknown authorship or origin. How to use anonymous in a sentence.
Anonymous means that a person’s name or identity has not been revealed or given or has been withheld, as in an anonymous donor or an anonymous tip or Survey respondents will remain anonymous. Example: My source insists on remaining anonymous—they fear they would be punished for providing information if they were to be identified.
Something that is anonymous does not reveal who you are. Of course, that would have to be by anonymous vote. He claims many more people would support him in the anonymity of a voting booth. If you describe a place as anonymous, you dislike it because it has no unusual or interesting features and seems unwelcoming.
Anonymous means a person unknown. Alcoholics Anonymous takes its name from the fact that it's a confidential group––people use only their first names and do not identify one another as members of the group. Another related meaning of anonymous is to describe something that does not have any special qualities.
ANONYMOUS meaning: 1. made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public: 2. having no unusual or…. Learn more.
Having an unknown or unacknowledged name: an anonymous author. 2. Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency: an anonymous letter. 3. Having no distinctive character or recognition factor: "They were carried over a bridge above an anonymous parade of shops" (Elizabeth Speller).
(of a person) with a name that is not known or that is not made public. The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous. written, given, made, etc. by somebody who does not want their name to be known or made public. without any unusual or interesting features.
Anonymous definition: . See examples of ANONYMOUS used in a sentence.
Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency. An anonymous letter. Given, written, etc. by a person whose name is withheld or unknown. Having no distinctive character or recognition factor. A hacktivist group opposed to internet censorship, government corruption, homophobia and Scientology.
