anon

Meaning

Adv

1. (archaic, not-comparable) Straight away; at once.
2. (not-comparable) Soon; in a little while.
3. (not-comparable) At another time; then; again.

Noun

1. An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando.
2. (Internet) An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando.
3. A work with an unknown author.
4. A work without a title.

Adj

Clipping of anonymous.

Synonyms

anonymous

impersonal

soon

🔜

unnamed

anon.

shortly

nameless

right away

straightaway

afresh

anonymal

again

🔁

at once

directly

faceless

innominate

Translations

anonyme

anonimo

pronto

anônimo

hemen

aanstonds

🔜

schnurstracks

anonym

anònim

ανώνυμος

onbekend

luego

εντός ολίγου

αργότερα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈnɑn/

Etymology

From Middle English anoon, anon, anan (literally “in one (moment)”), from on (“in”) + ān (“one”). See on and one.