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- DictionaryA·non·y·mous/əˈnänəməs/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name: "the donor's wish to remain anonymous"
The meaning of ANONYMOUS is of unknown authorship or origin. How to use anonymous in a sentence.
Anonymous definition: without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like. See examples of ANONYMOUS used in a sentence.
ANONYMOUS definition: 1. made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public: 2. having no unusual or…. Learn more.
made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public: The money was donated by an anonymous benefactor. Police said an anonymous caller warned that a bomb was about to go off. An attempt to implant an embryo using an egg from an anonymous woman donor was unsuccessful.
Anonymous means a person unknown. Alcoholics Anonymous takes its name from the fact that it's a confidential group––people use only their first names and do not identify one another as members of the group.
adjective. without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation. of unknown name; whose name is withheld: an anonymous author. lacking individuality, unique character, or distinction: an endless row of drab, anonymous houses. anonymous.
1. from or by a person, author, etc, whose name is unknown or withheld. an anonymous email. 2. having no known name. 3. lacking individual characteristics; unexceptional. 4. (often capital) denoting an organization which provides help to applicants who remain anonymous.