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ANONYMOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having no known name or identity or known source
Example:
an anonymous gift
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
nameless; unidentified; unknown; unnamed (being or having an unknown or unnamed source)
Antonym:
onymous (bearing a name)
Derivation:
anonymity (the state of being anonymous)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not known or lacking marked individuality
Example:
anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service
Classified under:
Similar:
faceless (without a face or identity)
Derivation:
anonymity (the state of being anonymous)
