adj
anonymous
uh-NON-uh-muhs
adj
1
Not identified by name; of unknown identity.
"An anonymous donor paid off the school's entire lunch debt."
"She left an anonymous tip with the police."
How to Use Anonymous
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWithout a name attached, so nobody knows who it was.
Common pairings
anonymous donor
anonymous tip
remain anonymous
Word Forms
more anonymous comparative, most anonymous superlative
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Etymology
From Late Latin anonymus, from Ancient Greek anonymos, "without a name," from an- ("without") plus onoma ("name").