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All this technology for connection and what we really only know more about is how anonymous we are in the grand scheme of things.
Heather Donahue

Meaning of "anonymous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANONYMOUS

Via Late Latin from Greek anōnumos, from an- + onoma name.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANONYMOUS

anonymous  [əˈnɒnɪməs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANONYMOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anonymous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ANONYMOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anonymous

Anonymous is the adjective form of anonymity, the state of an individual's personal identity, or personally identifiable information, being publicly unknown. It may also refer to...

Definition of anonymous in the English dictionary

The first definition of anonymous in the dictionary is from or by a person, author, etc, whose name is unknown or withheld. Other definition of anonymous is having no known name. Anonymous is also lacking individual characteristics; unexceptional.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANONYMOUS


acronymous
əˈkrɒnɪməs
animus
ˈænɪməs
antonymous
ænˈtɒnɪməs
autonymous
ɔːˈtɒnɪməs
cryptonymous
krɪpˈtɒnɪməs
eponymous
ɪˈpɒnɪməs
euonymus
juːˈɒnɪməs
evonymus
ɛˈvɒnɪməs
heteronomous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒnɪməs
heteronymous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒnɪməs
Hieronymus
ˌhaɪəˈrɒnɪməs
homonymous
hɒˈmɒnɪməs
onymous
ˈɒnɪməs
paronymous
pəˈrɒnɪməs
polyonymous
ˌpɒlɪˈɒnɪməs
pseudonymous
sjuːˈdɒnɪməs
synonymous
sɪˈnɒnɪməs
tautonymic
tɔːˈtɒnɪməs
tautonymous
tɔːˈtɒnɪməs
unanimous
juːˈnænɪməs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANONYMOUS

anon
anon.
anonaceous
anonym
anonyma
anonymise
anonymised
anonymity
anonymize
anonymized
anonymously
anonymousness
anopheles
anopheline
anopia
anopsia
anorak
anorectal
anorectic
anoretic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANONYMOUS

Alcoholics Anonymous
anadromous
autonomous
azymous
blasphemous
chymous
cymous
dichotomous
didymous
enormous
famous
Gamblers Anonymous
ginormous
infamous
Narcotics Anonymous
Parents Anonymous
posthumous
squamous
venomous
world-famous

Synonyms and antonyms of anonymous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ANONYMOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «anonymous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of anonymous

Translation of «anonymous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANONYMOUS

Find out the translation of anonymous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anonymous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anonymous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

匿名的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anónimo
570 millions of speakers

English

anonymous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुमनाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَيْرُ مُسَمَّى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безымянный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anônimo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নামবিহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anonyme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanpa nama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anonym
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

匿名の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

익명의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anonim
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giấu tên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெயரில்லா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निनावी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anonim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anonimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

anonimowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

анонімний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anonim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανώνυμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anoniem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anonym
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anonym
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anonymous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANONYMOUS»

The term «anonymous» is very widely used and occupies the 3.874 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANONYMOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «anonymous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «anonymous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anonymous

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10 QUOTES WITH «ANONYMOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word anonymous.
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Kevin Bacon
It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I don't know what it's like any more to be anonymous.
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Maria Bamford
I'm sort of shy, and Twitter feels like chatting all day with a group. I like to follow people. I'm following Joel Osteen, Steve Martin, and an anonymous purple egg - just to see where they go with it.
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Yochai Benkler
Anonymous is not an organization. It is an idea, a zeitgeist, coupled with a set of social and technical practices.
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Fatou Bensouda
What offends me the most when I hear criticisms about this so-called Africa bias is how quick we are to focus on the words and propaganda of a few powerful, influential individuals, and to forget about the millions of anonymous people who suffer from their crimes.
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Sanjeev Bhaskar
Because of my Asian-ness, I couldn't be anonymous - what I said, what I ate, what I did at the weekend were startlingly different to what everyone else did. I was also a performer, quick and chameleon-like, good at accents, so that made me stand out.
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Lenny Bruce
The only truly anonymous donor is the guy who knocks up your daughter.
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Sacha Baron Cohen
I enjoyed being anonymous.
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Catherine Deneuve
I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.
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Beth Ditto
Do I ever think Gossip will be really massive in America? No, I don't think it'll happen - and that's fine. It's kind of nice because I get to experience everything at once. I get to come home and it not be weird, like in Paris or something. It is nice to be completely anonymous.
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Heather Donahue
All this technology for connection and what we really only know more about is how anonymous we are in the grand scheme of things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANONYMOUS»

Discover the use of anonymous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anonymous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, ...
WE ARE ANONYMOUS delves deep into the internet's underbelly to tell the incredible full story of the global cyber insurgency movement, and its implications for the future of computer security.
Parmy Olson, 2012
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Actors Anonymous
A darkly comic tale by the actor, artist and author of Pao Alto is told in the style of Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step testimonials, scripts, letters, diary entries and other forms that explore the nature and purpose of acting while sharing ...
James Franco, 2013
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Anonymous: Jesus' hidden years...and yours
This book redeems those times by reminding us that though we often want to rush through these anonymous seasons of the soul, they hold enormous power to cultivate character traits that cannot be developed any other way!
Alicia Britt Chole, 2006
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Go Ask Alice
Tough and uncompromising, honest and disturbing -- and even more poignant today -- Go Ask Alice is page-turning and provocative reading.
Anonymous, 1999
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Lucy in the Sky
A diary by an unnamed 16-year-old drug addict from an upper middle-class neighborhood in Santa Monica documents the ruination of her life after experimenting with drugs and alcohol at a party, after which she rejects everything she once ...
Anonymous, 2012
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America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life
As the addicts in this book stumble, fall, and try again to make a different and better life, Denizet-Lewis records their struggles -- and his own -- with honesty and empathy.
Benoit Denizet-Lewis, 2009
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Yours, Anonymous
In "Yours, Anonymous" an innocent crush becomes "stalking" and "creepy" when the unknown and envy come together at the wrong time and in lethal proportions.
Peter David Orr, 2011
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The Little Red Book
The Little Red Book is the original study guide to the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous.
Anonymous, 2013
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Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web
Epic Win is the first book to tell 4chan's story. Longtime blogger and 4chan expert Cole Stryker writes with a voice that is engrossingly informative and approachable.
Cole Stryker, 2011
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Alcoholics Anonymous as a Mutual-help Movement: A Study in ...
Part of an international study of Alcoholics Anonymous, carried out in collaboration with the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe
‎1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANONYMOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anonymous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Over Savers Anonymous: Where prudent savings meets pathology
A 36-year-old makes as much as $130,000 in a day, yet still lives at home. He buys sandwiches late in the afternoon to save 75¢. He organizes ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Jul 15»
2
Anonymous tip leads to massive illegal fireworks bust in California
An anonymous tip led fire investigators to one of the largest illegal fireworks busts ever in the Sacramento region, reports CBS Sacramento. «CBS News, Jul 15»
3
Anonymous CFL coach calls Michael Sam media attention 'pathetic'
The Edmonton Sun's "The Insiders Say" column has several -- wait for it -- anonymous quotes from coaches and managers demonstrating as ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
4
The Value In Anonymous Employee Surveys
Anonymous employee surveys are an important component of a broader feedback program, one that includes open conversations, suggestion ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
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Hilary Duff quits Tinder after anonymous dating challenge sees her …
You're just chilling out, minding your own business, on your phone, and having a cheeky five-minute Tinder swipe. No, no, no, has a dog so ... «heatworld, Jul 15»
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Anonymous donors give $3 million to fund scholarships after …
A group of anonymous donors raised more than $3 million to establish a scholarship fund in the name of Clementa Pinckney, the slain pastor at ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Anonymous woman asks pro-lifers for $1M to stop her abortion
According to her webpage, prolifeantiwoman.com, the anonymous 26-year-old is seven weeks pregnant and plans to have an abortion, but ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
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Anonymous 4 comes to Rockport on farewell tour
This is no throwaway line, because Hellauer's ensemble, Anonymous 4, is no ordinary group. Established in 1986 as a medieval-music ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Why Privacy Advocates Are Protesting Proposed Limits On …
... against the proposed policy change and domain registration companies like GoDaddy are fighting to keep anonymous domain registration. «Forbes, Jul 15»
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Michael Sam called 'American prima donna' by anonymous CFL …
Kirk Penton of the Edmonton Sun collects anonymous thoughts from league insiders for his CFL Blitz column. Here are some anonymously ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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