anonymous

anonymous
adjective Etymology: Late Latin anonymus, from Greek anōnymos, from a- + onyma name — more at name Date: 1631 1. not named or identified <
an anonymous author
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they wish to remain anonymous
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2. of unknown authorship or origin <
an anonymous tip
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3. lacking individuality, distinction, or recognizability <
the anonymous faces in the crowd
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the gray anonymous streetsWilliam Styron
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anonymously adverbanonymousness noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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