anonym [ an -uh -nim ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈæn ə nɪm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun an assumed or false name.
RELATED WORDS alias ,
appellation ,
moniker ,
pseudonym ,
handle ,
nickname ,
nomenclature ,
label ,
tag ,
AKA ,
allonym ,
ananym ,
incognito Nearby words anomite ,
anomy ,
anon ,
anon. ,
anonychia ,
anonym ,
anonymity ,
anonymize ,
anonymous ,
anonymously ,
anopheles Origin of anonym 1805–15; <
French anonyme <
Greek anṓnymos anonymous Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for anonym Ein Beitrag zur Zeitgeschichte und zum neueren deutschen Staatsrechte, anonym .
An′onym, a person whose name is not given: a pseudonym; Anonym ′ity, the quality or state of being anonym ous.
You cannot express a negation such as this by a distinctive term like "anonym ."
The anonym had, like Scott, shirked, and had maintained his anonym ity.
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British Dictionary definitions for anonym noun an anonymous person or publication
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Word Origin and History for anonym n. 1812, "nameless person," from French anonyme , from Latin anonymus , from Greek anonymos "without a name" (see anonymous ). Meaning "fictitious name" is recorded from 1866.
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