Definition Synonyms
Definition of anonymous - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
no name givennot identified by name
- The donation was made by an anonymous benefactor..
2.
unremarkablelacking individual characteristics
- The building's architecture was rather anonymous..
Expressions with anonymous
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information about a situation given to others without naming the informer
The police received an anonymous tip about the planned robbery.
class without a name used for a short time or place
The anonymous class handled the event in the code.
way to download files without a password
Many websites offer software through anonymous file transfer protocol.
function defined without a name, often passed as an argument
He used an anonymous function to handle the event.
way to download public files using 'guest' login
The software is available via anonymous ftp.
Origin of anonymous
Greek, an (without) + onoma (name)
Terms with anonymous included in their meaning
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anonymity
anonymous or lacking a publicly known identity
anonymous person
person whose name is not revealed
anonymous message
anonymous letter meant to harm or insult someone
acr: Alcoholics Anonymous
group helping people stop drinking alcohol
technology
symbol in computer programming for an anonymous function
anonymous mail service
service for receiving mail anonymously
communication
hostile anonymous letter sent to provoke
existentialism
sense of being an anonymous part of a system
acr: Addicts Anonymous
support group helping people stop addictions
abr: anonymous
not showing a person's name or identity
identity
anonymous person or publication
abr: anonymous
not showing a name or identity
data privacy
make data anonymous by removing personal details
event planning
organize activities to ensure participants remain anonymous
identity
making anonymous or unidentifiable
anonymous writing
related to writing for someone else anonymously
anonymous identity
name used to represent an unknown person
technology
expression defining an anonymous function
anonymity
state of being anonymous or unidentified
identity
any unknown or anonymous male person
gift exchange
game where people give anonymous gifts
identity
typical or anonymous woman in general contexts
legal
unknown or anonymous female in legal contexts
Examples of anonymous in a sentence
An anonymous tip led to the arrest. The hotel room was quite anonymous. His style of writing is very anonymous.
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- French:anonyme, banal, ...
- German:anonym, ...
- Italian:anonimo, impersonale, ...
- Spanish:desconocido, impersonal, ...
- Portuguese:desconhecido, anónimo, ...
- Chinese:匿名的, ...
- Japanese:匿名の, 無名, ...
- Arabic:مجهول, مُجْهول, ...
- Hebrew:אַנּוֹנִימִי, סְתָמִי, ...
- Russian:анонимный, непримечательный, ...
- Ukrainian:невідомий, безликий, ...
- Hindi:गुमनाम, अप्रसिद्ध, ...
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