anonymous

[uh-non-uh-muh s] /əˈnɒn ə məs/
adjective
1.
without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like:
an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation.
2.
of unknown name; whose name is withheld:
an anonymous author.
3.
lacking individuality, unique character, or distinction:
an endless row of drab, anonymous houses.
Origin
1595-1605; < Latin anōnymus < Greek anṓnymos, equivalent to an- an-1 + -ōnym(a) (variant of ónyma) -onym (earlier (a)n- with vowel lengthening; cf. anopheles) + -os adj. suffix; see -ous
Related forms
anonymousness, noun
anonymously, adverb
nonanonymousness, noun
Can be confused
anomalous, anonymous, euonymus, unanimous.
anonymous, pseudonymous.
Examples from the web for anonymously
  • One of our readers anonymously sent in these photographs.
  • The essay, though published anonymously, met with a flattering reception.
  • Published anonymously during the lifetime of the duke.
  • Much of what authorities discovered, they leaked anonymously to journalists.
  • Users can choose whether to post content using their profile, or anonymously.
  • Much of what he accomplished was done in secret or anonymously.
  • The answer sheets were anonymously posted into a box and the recruits had to write how many questions they had solved.
  • And it's perfectly standard for people to criticize you anonymously.
  • It is better to get laughed at anonymously than to be patted down, and then get laughed at for unusual or large body shapes.
  • As long as people are posting anonymously, it doesn't really make squat difference what name it is under.
British Dictionary definitions for anonymously

anonymous

/əˈnɒnɪməs/
adjective
1.
from or by a person, author, etc, whose name is unknown or withheld: an anonymous letter
2.
having no known name
3.
lacking individual characteristics; unexceptional
4.
(often capital) denoting an organization which provides help to applicants who remain anonymous: Alcoholics Anonymous
Derived Forms
anonymity (ˌænəˈnɪmɪtɪ) noun
anonymously, adverb
anonymousness, noun
Word Origin
C17: via Late Latin from Greek anōnumos, from an- + onoma name
Word Origin and History for anonymously
adv.

1728, from anonymous + -ly (2).

anonymous

adj.

c.1600, from Late Latin anonymus, from Greek anonymos "without a name," from an- "without" (see an- (1)) + onyma, Æolic dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name (n.)).