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Meaning of anonymous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2 Frequent
əˈnɒn.ə.məs

Definitions

  1. Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .
    not-comparable
  2. an anonymous document or letter
  3. Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible.
    not-comparable
  4. Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
    not-comparable
  5. Lacking individuality.
    comparable, figuratively

Equivalents

العربية مجهول مجهول
Deutsch anonym namenlos
Ελληνικά ανώνυμος
Español anónimo anónimo
Français anonyme
עברית אלמוני
हिन्दी अनाम गुमनाम
Bahasa Indonesia awanama
Italiano anonimo
日本語 名もなき 無名
한국어 무명
Nederlands naamloos onbenoemd
Português anónimo
Русский безымянный
Svenska anonym
Türkçe anonim laedri
Tiếng Việt ẩn danh khuyết danh nặc danh vô danh

Examples

“an anonymous pamphlet”
“an anonymous subscription”
“anonymous author or painter”
“an anonymous author”
“an anonymous benefactor”
“No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.”
“The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy.”
“an anonymous office block in a soulless industrial estate”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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