anonymous
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/əˈnɒn.ə.məs/(UK)
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/əˈnɒn.ə.məs/(UK) · /əˈnɑ.nə.məs/(US) · /əˈnɔn.ə.məs/
Definition of anonymous
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .
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adj
- (not-comparable)Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .
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(not-comparable)Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible.
“an anonymous pamphlet”
“an anonymous subscription”
“anonymous author or painter”
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(not-comparable)Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
“an anonymous author”
“an anonymous benefactor”
“No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.”
“The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy.”
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(comparable, figuratively)Lacking individuality.
“an anonymous office block in a soulless industrial estate”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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.
Words you can make from anonymous
144 playable · top: ANONYMS (12 pts)
Best play anonyms 12 points6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
31 words- ANOMY 10 pts
- MAUSY 10 pts
- MAYOS 10 pts
- MOONY 10 pts
- MOUSY 10 pts
- MYNAS 10 pts
- YAMUN 10 pts
- ANNOY 8 pts
- ANYON 8 pts
- NOYAU 8 pts
- SONNY 8 pts
- SUNNY 8 pts
- UNSAY 8 pts
- YUANS 8 pts
- MANOS 7 pts
- MANUS 7 pts
- MASON 7 pts
- MOANS 7 pts
- MONAS 7 pts
- MONOS 7 pts
- MOONS 7 pts
- MUONS 7 pts
- NOMAS 7 pts
- NOMOS 7 pts
- SOMAN 7 pts
- UNMAN 7 pts
- NANOS 5 pts
- NONAS 5 pts
- NOONS 5 pts
- NOUNS 5 pts
- SUNNA 5 pts
4-letter words
44 words- MANY 9 pts
- MAYO 9 pts
- MAYS 9 pts
- MONY 9 pts
- MYNA 9 pts
- SUMY 9 pts
- YAMS 9 pts
- NAYS 7 pts
- NOSY 7 pts
- SOYA 7 pts
- YOUS 7 pts
- YUAN 7 pts
- AMUS 6 pts
- MANO 6 pts
- MANS 6 pts
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- MONO 6 pts
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- MUNS 6 pts
- MUON 6 pts
- MUSO 6 pts
- NOMA 6 pts
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- ANON 4 pts
- ANUS 4 pts
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- NAOS 4 pts
- NONA 4 pts
- NOON 4 pts
- NOUN 4 pts
- NOUS 4 pts
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- ONOS 4 pts
- ONUS 4 pts
- SOON 4 pts
- SUNN 4 pts
3-letter words
42 words- MAY 8 pts
- YAM 8 pts
- YOM 8 pts
- YUM 8 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SOY 6 pts
- SYN 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- YON 6 pts
- YOU 6 pts
- AMU 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
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- MUS 5 pts
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- OMA 5 pts
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- SUM 5 pts
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- NAN 3 pts
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- NOS 3 pts
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- ONO 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SAU 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SUN 3 pts
- UNS 3 pts
2-letter words
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