anonymity

[ an-uh-nim-i-tee ]

/ ˌæn əˈnɪm ɪ ti /

the state or quality of being anonymous.

an anonymous person: some fine poetry attributed to anonymities.

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1810–20; anonym(ous) + -ity, or < French anonymité

Related formsnon·an·o·nym·i·ty, noun

The official spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to harm future access to those embattled communities.
ISIS Fight Has a Spy Shortage, Intel Chair Says|Kimberly Dozier|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the security preparations publicly.
CIA Offers New Security Checks for ‘Torture Report’ Spies|Shane Harris, Kimberly Dozier|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This problem of anonymity is one of the prime reasons the niqab was banned in France and some other European countries.
Abu Dhabi Stabbing: Why Law Enforcement Hates The Niqab & Burqa|Christopher Dickey|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her writing won such widespread acclaim that her anonymity could not last.
Malala Yousafzai Is the Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner in History|Nico Hines|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Groups such as Kansas Values Institute may attract donors who seek the anonymity provided by many of these nonprofits.
Millions in Dark Money Has Taken Over the Airwaves in Kansas|Center for Public Integrity|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Your anonymity has been splendidly preserved up till now, but I feel compelled to warn you that a disclosure is imminent.
The Devil's Paw|E. Phillips Oppenheim
I am, however, quite aware that this is only one side of the question of anonymity.
Social Rights And Duties|Leslie Stephen
The author, who preserves her anonymity, has been "over the top" in the fullest sense.
Attack|Edward G. D. Liveing
Its success was overwhelming; but Hertz preserved his anonymity, and the secret was not known until many years later.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various
He has, however, missed the key to this anonymity; viz., that the book was known to be a personal satirical libel.
A Chronicle History of the Life and Work of William Shakespeare|Frederick Gard Fleay

1820; see anonym + -ity. In same sense anonymousness is recorded from 1802.