pseudonymous

pseu·do·nym

 (so͞od′n-ĭm′)

n.

A fictitious name, especially a pen name.

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[French pseudonyme, from Greek pseudōnumon, neuter of pseudōnumos, falsely named : pseudēs, false; see pseudo- + onuma, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots.]

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pseu′do·nym′i·ty n.

pseu·don′y·mous (so͞o-dŏn′ə-məs) adj.

pseu·don′y·mous·ly adv.

pseudonymous

(sjuːˈdɒnɪməs)

adj

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) having or using a false or assumed name

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) writing or having been written under a pseudonym

pseuˈdonymously adv

pseu•don•y•mous

(suˈdɒn ə məs)

adj.

1. bearing a false or fictitious name.

2. writing or written under a fictitious name.

[1700–10; < Greek pseudṓnymos; see pseudonym, -ous]

pseu•don′y•mous•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pseudonymous - bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name; "the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous" onymous - bearing a name; "articles in magazines are usually onymous"

pseudonymous

adjective

Being fictitious and not real, as a name:

assumed, made-up.

Translations

pseudonym

pseudonymous

[sjuːˈdɒnɪməs] ADJ → seudónimo