pseudonymous

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/s(j)uːˈdɒ.nɪ.məs/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a pseudonym.

“a pseudonymous work”

UncommonScrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivepseudonymous (not generally comparable, comparative more pseudonymous, superlative most pseudonymous)

comparative more pseudonymous · superlative most pseudonymous

  1. not comparableusuallyOf or pertaining to a pseudonym.
  2. not comparableusuallyHaving the nature of a pseudonym; fictitious.

    The abuse of children that goes on under the pseudonymous and euphemistic titles of "intergenerational sex" and "sexual liberation."

    1984 August 18, Victoria A. Brownworth, “Rights Require Responsibility”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 9
  3. not comparableusuallyWho uses a pseudonym.

    a pseudonymous author

    1 more example

    My angle has been more positivistic, my interest arising not out of the general phenomenon of pseudonymity, but out of particular puzzles posed by particular texts assigned to one pseudonymous writer.

    2006, Penny McCarthy, Pseudonymous Shakespeare: Rioting Language in the Sidney Circle

    Synonyms: pseudonym

  4. not comparableusuallyThe author of which uses a pseudonym.

    a pseudonymous work

  5. not comparableusuallycomputingPertaining to pseudonymization.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWho uses a pseudonym.

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adjectivebearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Ancient Greekὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă)
  4. Ancient Greekψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos)
  5. Latinpseudōnymus
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  8. Englishpseudonymous

Adapted borrowing of Latin pseudōnymus + -ous, from Ancient Greek ψευδώνῠμος (pseudṓnŭmos). By surface analysis, pseudo- + -onymous.

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Translations

French pseudonyme, pseudonyme
  • pseudonyme(of a work) the author of which uses a pseudonym
  • pseudonyme(of an author) who uses a pseudonym
Italian pseudonimo
  • pseudonimo(of a work) the author of which uses a pseudonym
Spanish pseudónimo, pseudónimo
  • pseudónimo(of a work) the author of which uses a pseudonym
  • pseudónimo(of an author) who uses a pseudonym

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

pseudonymous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudonymous

MLA

“pseudonymous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudonymous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudonymous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudonymous.

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