anonymous

a·non·y·mous  (-nn-ms)

adj.

1. Having an unknown or unacknowledged name: an anonymous author.

2. Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency: an anonymous letter; an anonymous phone call.

3. Having no distinctive character or recognition factor: "a very great, almost anonymous center of people who just want peace" (Alan Paton).

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[From Late Latin annymus, from Greek annumos, nameless : an-, without; see a-¹ + onuma, name (influenced by earlier nnumnos, nameless); see n-men- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·nony·mous·ly adv.

a·nony·mous·ness n.

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anonymous [əˈnɒnɪməs]

adj

1. from or by a person, author, etc., whose name is unknown or withheld an anonymous letter

2. having no known name

3. lacking individual characteristics; unexceptional

4. (often capital) denoting an organization which provides help to applicants who remain anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous

[via Late Latin from Greek anōnumos, from an- + onoma name]

anonymity  [ˌænəˈnɪmɪtɪ] n

anonymously  adv

anonymousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	anonymous - having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift" anon. onymous - bearing a name; "articles in magazines are usually onymous"
	2.	anonymous - not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service" faceless - without a face or identity; "a faceless apparition"; "the faceless accusers of the police state"

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anonymous

adjective

1. unnamed, unknown, unidentified, nameless, unacknowledged, incognito, unauthenticated, innominate You can remain anonymous if you wish.
unnamed known, named, identified, acknowledged, authenticated

2. unsigned, uncredited, unattributed, unattested I heard that an anonymous note was actually being circulated.
unsigned signed, credited, attested, accredited

3. nondescript, impersonal, faceless, colourless, undistinguished, unexceptional, characterless It's nice to stay in a home rather than an anonymous holiday flat.

Translations

anonymous [əˈnɒnɪməs] ADJ

1. (= unnamed) [caller, writer, phone call, poem] → anónimo; [ballot] → secreto
he received an anonymous letter → recibió un anónimo
Alcoholics Anonymous → Alcohólicos mpl Anónimos
he wishes to remain anonymous → quiere permanecer en el anonimato

2. (= unmemorable) [place, room] → anónimo, sin ninguna seña de identidad
anonymous-looking people → gente de apariencia anónima

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anonymous [əˈnɒnɪməs] adj

(= unnamed) [person] → anonyme
to remain anonymous → garder l'anonymat

[phone call] → anonyme

(= nondescript) → impersonnel(le)

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anonymous

adj, anonymously

adv (lit, fig) → anonym

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anonymous [əˈnɒnɪməs] adj → anonimo/a
to remain anonymous → mantenere l'anonimato

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anonymous

adj anonymous [əˈnonəməs]

without the name of the author, giver etc being known or given The donor wished to remain anonymous; an anonymous poem. anoniem كاتِب (مَجْهول) анонимен anonymní anonym; ukendt anonym ανώνυμος anónimo anonüümne ناشناس nimetön anonyme אֲנוֹנִימי, אֲלמוֹנִי गुमनाम anoniman névtelen, ismeretlen tanpa nama ókunnur, nafnlaus anonimo とく名の 익명의 anoniminis, nežinomas anonīms tanpa nama anoniem anonym, ukjent anonimowy anónimo anonim анонимный anonymný anonimen anoniman anonym นิรนาม kimliği bilinmeyen, imzasız, kimliği gizli tutulan 匿名的 анонімний گمنام khuyết tên 匿名的

adv aˈnonymously

anoniem بِصورَة مَجْهولَة анонимно anonymně anonymt ungenannt ανώνυμα anónimamente anonüümselt بطور ناشناس nimettömästi anonymement בְּעִילוּם שֵׁם गुमनामी में anonimno névtelenül secara anonim með nafnleynd anonimamente とく名で 익명으로 anonimiškai anonīmi dengan tidak diketahui anoniem anonymt anonimowo anonimamente anonim анонимно anonymne anonimno anonimno anonymt อย่างนิรนาม imzasız olarak, isim belirtilmeden 匿名地 анонімно گمنامی سے ẩn danh 无名地

n anonymity [ӕnəˈniməti]

anonimiteit مَجْهولِيَّة (الإسم) анонимност anonymita anonymitet die Anonymität ανωνυμία anonimato anonüümsus گمنامی nimettömyys anonymat אֲנוֹנִימִיוּת, עִילוּם שֵׁם गुमनामी anonimnost névtelenség anonimitas nafnleysi; nafnleynd anonimato とく名 익명 anonimiškumas anonimitāte kerahsiaan anonimiteit anonymitet anonimowość anonimato anonimat анонимность anonymita anonimnost anonimnost anonymitet ความไม่มีลักษณะเฉพาะ kimliği bilinmeme 匿名 анонімність گمنامی ، بے عنوانی sự khuyết danh 匿名

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anonymous → غير مسمى anonymní anonym anonym ανώνυμος anónimo anonyymi anonyme anoniman anonimo 匿名の 익명의 anoniem anonym anonimowy anónimo, anônimo анонимный anonym นิรนาม adsız giấu tên 匿名的