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a·non·y·mous

(ə-nŏn′ə-məs)

adj.

1. 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).

[From Late Latin anōnymus, from Greek anōnumos, nameless : an-, without; see a-¹ + onuma, name (influenced by earlier nōnumnos, nameless); see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots.]

a·non′y·mous·ly adv.

a·non′y·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.

[C17: via Late Latin from Greek anōnumos, from an- + onoma name]

anonymity n

aˈnonymously adv

aˈnonymousness n

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a•non•y•mous

(əˈnɒn ə məs)

adj.

1. without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, etc.: an anonymous letter.

2. not named or identified: an anonymous author.

3. lacking individuality, unique character, or distinction: a row of drab, anonymous houses.

[1595–1605; < Latin anōnymus < Greek anṓnymos=an- an-¹ + -onymos; see -onym, -ous]

a•non′y•mous•ly, adv.

a•non′y•mous•ness, n.

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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"

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.

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anonymous

adjective

Having an unknown name or author:

nameless, unnamed, unsigned.

Translations

غَيْرُ مُسَمَّىكاتِب

anonymníbezejmenný

anonymukendt

anonyymi

anoniman

ókunnur, nafnlaus

anonimo anonimato

匿名の

익명의

anonimiškaianonimiškumasbevardis

anonīms

anonim

anonymný

anonimen

anonym

นิรนาม

anonimimzasızkimliği bilinmeyenkimliği gizli tutulan

giấu tên

匿名的

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

anonymous

[əˈnɒnɪməs] adj

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

[phone call] → anonyme

(= nondescript) → impersonnel(le)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

anonymous

adj, anonymously

adv (lit, fig) → anonym

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

anonymous

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

anonymous

(əˈnonəməs) adjective

without the name of the author, giver etc being known or given. The donor wished to remain anonymous; an anonymous poem.

aˈnonymously adverb

anonymity (ӕnəˈniməti) noun

anonymous

→ غَيْرُ مُسَمَّى anonymní anonym anonym ανώνυμος anónimo anonyymi anonyme anoniman anonimo 匿名の 익명의 anoniem anonym anonimowy anónimo, anônimo безымянный anonym นิรนาม anonim giấu tên 匿名的

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