Home › Dictionary › anonymous

anonymous

adjective/əˈnɒnɪməs/ (uh-NON-i-muhs)Level B2
anonymous meaning picture: A school principal in India at her desk holding a plain brown envelope stuffed with banknotes, a note with no signature
Picture meaning of “anonymous” — with the name not known or not given

with the name not known or not given

If something is anonymous, the person who did it, wrote it or gave it has not revealed their name. An anonymous place is one with no special character.

anonymous meaning in Hindi

जिसका नाम पता न हो या बताया न गया हो (anonymous)

जब कोई चीज़ anonymous होती है, तो उसे करने, लिखने या देने वाले ने अपना नाम नहीं बताया होता। Anonymous जगह वह है जिसकी कोई खास पहचान न हो।

Examples

  1. The school received an anonymous donation of ten lakh rupees.स्कूल को दस लाख रुपये का गुमनाम (anonymous) दान मिला।
  2. Police are checking an anonymous tip-off about the stolen bikes.पुलिस चोरी हुई बाइकों के बारे में एक गुमनाम सूचना की जाँच कर रही है।

Synonyms & antonyms

unnamedunidentifiednamelessnamedidentified

Memory trick

AN- (without) + ONYM (name): ANONYMOUS means WITHOUT a NAME, like a letter with no signature.

💡 Did you know?

The Greek root 'onyma' (name) also appears in synonym, antonym and pseudonym, so all these words are about names.

Word origin

From Greek 'anonymos', from 'an-' (without) and 'onyma' (name).

Other meanings

adjective Without a known name or identity; written or done by an unnamed person.

adverb without giving your name or revealing who you are

anonymous meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीजिसका नाम पता न हो या बताया न गया हो (anonymous)
Arabic · العربيةمجهول الاسم أو غير مذكور الاسم (anonymous)
French · Françaisdont le nom n'est pas connu ou pas donné (anonymous)
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiatanpa nama yang diketahui atau disebutkan (anonymous)
Chinese · 中文名字不为人知或未透露的(anonymous,匿名的)

Quick check

What does “anonymous” mean?

Practise “anonymous” in the WordVizo app

Picture quizzes, a memory ladder that brings words back before you forget them, and 60,000+ words. The Android app is coming soon.

Get notified

More words to learn

announce — picture meaning
announce

to tell people something officially or publicly

announcement — picture meaning
announcement

an official statement that tells people about something

annual — picture meaning
annual

happening once every year; or counted over one whole year

anthology — picture meaning
anthology

a collection of poems, stories or other writings by different authors

anthropology — picture meaning
anthropology

relating to the study of human societies and cultures

anti — picture meaning
anti

Opposed to or against a person, idea or plan.