anonymity
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
anonymity
- /ænəˈnɪmɪti/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Latin anonymus or its etymon Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “anonymous”) + -ity. Compare French anonymité.
noun anonymities
-
The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified).
She's garbed her philanthropic activities in anonymity.
Similar: anonymousness, anonymy, anonymosity · Opposite: onymity
- That which is anonymous. In one sense the protagonist is the poet himself, but in another sense he is an anonymity.
- The quality or state of being generally unknown, unrecognized, or uncelebrated. The profiteer who through a combine fleeces the public would scorn to wrong a friend or betray those of his own household. The problem then resolves itself into a question of the elimination of the impersonality, the anonymity of modern life that is made an excuse for moral irresponsibility.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: namelessness, invisibility, anonymous, privacy, confidentiality, secrecy, blinding, identity, middle, incognito, facelessness, unknownness, obscurity, impersonality, detachment, inconspicuousness
Translations
Every language
noun the quality or state of being anonymous
| Español | anonimato |
|---|---|
| Português | anonimato |
| Français | anonymat, anonymie |
| Deutsch | Anonymität |
| Italiano | anonimato |
| Ελληνικά | ανωνυμία anonymía |
| Română | anonimitate, anonimat |
| Русский | анони́мность anonímnostʹ |
| עברית | אלמוניות almoniyút |
Talk about this word "anonymity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anonymity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anonymity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anonymity "anonymity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anonymity.Cite this
@misc{anonymity_2026,
title = {anonymity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anonymity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
