anonymous

CEFRB2

/əˈnɒn.ə.məs/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not identified by name.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of unknown name; whose name is withheld

Examples

  • An astute reader should be willing to weigh everything they read, including anonymous sources.

  • The poem was composed by an anonymous author.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible.

  2. Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .

  3. Lacking individuality.

More examples

In context

  • anonymous author or painter

  • an anonymous pamphlet

  • an anonymous subscription

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed into English around 1600 from Late Latin anonymus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (ănṓnŭmos, “without name”), from ᾰ̓ν- (ăn-, “un-”) with ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă), Aeolic and Doric dialectal form of ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”). English equivalent anonym + -ous, its full etymology being an- + -onym + -ous.