anonymity

noun
/ænəˈnɪmɪti/US

Etymology

From Latin anonymus or its etymon Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “anonymous”) + -ity. Compare French anonymité.

  1. derived from ἀνώνυμος — “anonymous
  2. derived from anonymus

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified).

    • Now there are twenty-nine skaters on Wollman Rink Circling in singles and in pairs In this vigorous anonymity
    • Although the pen-and-paper questionnaires did not require students to give their names, the potential for the teacher to be able to recognise handwriting of individual students led to the perceived loss of anonymity.
  2. That which is anonymous.

    • In one sense the protagonist is the poet himself, but in another sense he is an anonymity.
  3. The quality or state of being generally unknown, unrecognized, or uncelebrated.

    • Having been propelled from anonymity to global recognition by his role in the first four series of Emily in Paris, Bravo, 36, suggested he might not be involved in the fifth.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for anonymity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA