anonymous
əˈnɒnɪməs
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Definition of anonymous - Reverso English Dictionary

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Adjective

1.
no name givennot identified by name
  • The donation was made by an anonymous benefactor..
nameless unidentified
2.
unremarkablelacking individual characteristics
  • The building's architecture was rather anonymous..
faceless unremarkable
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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
AAacr.
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

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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  1. French:anonyme, banal, ...
  2. German:anonym, ...
  3. Italian:anonimo, impersonale, ...
  4. Spanish:desconocido, impersonal, ...
  5. Portuguese:desconhecido, anónimo, ...
  6. Chinese:匿名的, ...
  7. Japanese:匿名の, 無名, ...
  8. Arabic:مجهول, مُجْهول, ...
  9. Hebrew:אַנּוֹנִימִי, סְתָמִי, ...
  10. Russian:анонимный, непримечательный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:невідомий, безликий, ...
  12. Hindi:गुमनाम, अप्रसिद्ध, ...
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