1.
[syn: anonymous, anon.]
2. not known or lacking marked individuality;
- Example: "brown anonymous houses"
- Example: "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anonymous \A*non"y*mous\, a. [Gr. ? without name; 'an priv. + ?,
Eol. for ? name. See Name.]
Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed
authorship; as, an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous
pamphlet or letter.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anonymous
adj 1: having no known name or identity or known source;
"anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous
gift" [syn: anonymous, anon.] [ant: onymous]
2: not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous
houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service"