Dictionary

anonym en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈæn.ə.nɪm/

Etymology

Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “without name”).

Meanings

1. An anonymous person.
2. An assumed or false name.
3. A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

Forms

Antonyms

orthonym · autonym · systematic name · alethonym

Coordinates

common name · taxonomic name · scientific name · trivial name · vernacular name

Relateds

anonymous · anonymal · anonymousness · anonymously · anonymize · ananym · anonymosity · anonymity

Synonyms

pseudonym · anon

Translations (18)

cs anonym (anonymous person) · pl pseudonim (pseudonym) · ru анони́м (anonymous person) · scn suprannomu (pseudonym) · lt anonimas (anonymous person) · uk анонім (anonymous person) · it anonimo (anonymous person) · de Anonymus (anonymous person) · ro anonim (anonymous person) · pt anônimo (anonymous person) · it pseudonimo (pseudonym) · sh anonimus (anonymous person) · sh anonimac (anonymous person) · scn anònimu (anonymous person) · sh pseudonim (pseudonym) · pl anonim (anonymous person) · pt anónimo (anonymous person) · fr anonyme (anonymous person)