Adjective

anonymous (comparative more anonymous, superlative most anonymous)

Positive anonymous

Comparative more anonymous

Superlative most anonymous

1. (not comparable) Lacking a name; not named and determined, as an animal not assigned to any species.
2. (not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible, as that of author, contributor, or the like.

   an anonymous pamphlet; an anonymous subscription.

3. (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.

4. (comparable) Lacking individuality.

Synonyms

• (lacking a name): nameless
• (without acknowledged responsible agent):
• (of unknown name): unidentified, unknown, unnamed
• (lacking individuality): faceless

Antonyms

• onymous

Derived terms

• anonym
• anonymously
• anonymousness

Related terms

• anonyme
• anonymal
• anonymity
• anonymize

• anonymosity
• anonymus (noun)
• pseudonymous

Anonymous may refer to: ,something or someone that is unknown; undiscovered

• Anonymity, the state where a person’s name and other personally identifying information is not known
• Anonymous work, a work of art or literature that has an anonymous, undisclosed, or unknown creator or author
• Anonymous (group), the collective name of individuals that participate in certain online and real life activities, taken from the customary use of “anonymous” postings
• Anonymous IV, a 13th century English student of medieval music theory whose works are a major source for modern scholars of that era

Entertainment:

• Rodney Anonymous, the stage name of Rodney Linderman, a Philadelphia musician and humorist
• Jayson Sherlock, a/k/a “Anonymous”, the single musician for the band Horde
• Anonymous (band), an Andorran band
• Anonymous (album), the third album by supergroup Tomahawk
• Anonymous (album by Tyske Ludder), the fifth album by the german group Tyske Ludder
• “Anonymous” (Bobby Valentino song), a 2007 single by Bobby Valentino
• “Anonymous” (Sleater-Kinney song), a song by Sleater-Kinney
• “Anonymous” (Spacehog song), a song by Spacehog
• “Anonymous” (CSI), a first season episode of TV crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Anonymous (TV series), an Irish television show fronted by Jason Byrne
• Joe Klein, who used the pen name “Anonymous” while authoring Primary Colors

Anonymus – the Latin spelling – may refer to:

• Anonymus, traditionally used to refer to a writer whose name isn’t known
• Anonymus (band), a Quebec speed metal band

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