onymous

/ (ˈɒnɪməs) /

adjective

(of a book) bearing its author's name

Nearby words

onychorrhexis,
onychoschizia,
onychosis,
onychotillomania,
onychotomy,
onyx,
onyx marble,
onyxis,
onz,
oo

Word Origin for onymous

C18: back formation from anonymous

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Examples from the Web for onymous

"It's been a long and nerve-racking couple of months," Onymous said before disappearing into the ether of the Internet.
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Word Origin and History for onymous

onymous

adj.

1775, coined to provide an opposite to anonymous. Related: Onymously.