Meaning

3 senses

  1. An anonymous person.

    Anonymus

    анони́мanoním

    анонімanonim

  2. An assumed or false name.

  3. A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

More definitions
  • a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role

Translations

7 languages
Українська
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Origin

Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos

Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “without name”).

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Forms

plural: anonyms
Singularanonym
Pluralanonyms

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
anonpseudonym
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
autonymorthonymalethonymsystematic name

Word family

8 related words
RelatedanonymityC2anonymousB2ananymanonymalanonymizeanonymosityanonymouslyanonymousness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
anomalousanomalyanonanonymityC2anonymousB2anonymouslyanorak
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