anonymity

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified).
2. (countable) That which is anonymous.
3. (uncountable) The quality or state of being generally unknown, unrecognized, or uncelebrated.

Opposite of

onymity

Synonyms

namelessness

pseudonym

nameless

anonymous

unsigned

cryptonym

other name

Translations

anonymat

Anonymität

anonimato

anonimato

anonimiteit

anonimato

ανωνυμία

anonimat

anónimo

Namenlosigkeit

anonyme

Unbekanntheit des Namens

naamloosheid

anonimia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ænəˈnɪmɪti/

Etymology

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