anonymousness

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/əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs.nəs/

noun

The state or quality of being anonymous.

Similar
anonymityanonymy
OriginEnglish anonymous ← Late Latin anonymus ← Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos) →
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Meanings

nounanonymousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being anonymous.

    Synonyms: anonymity, anonymy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being anonymous.

Similar
anonymityanonymy
Also see
anonymityunnamedness

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  7. Ancient Greekὄνυμα (ónuma)
  8. Ancient Greekἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos)
  9. Late Latinanonymus
  10. Englishanonymous
  11. Englishanonymousness

From anonymous + -ness. First attested in the early 19th century.

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APA

anonymousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anonymousness

MLA

“anonymousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anonymousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anonymousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anonymousness.

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