anonymous
IPA: ʌnˈɑnʌmʌs
noun
- A hacktivist group opposed to Internet censorship, government corruption, homophobia and Scientology.
- (Internet slang) A member of an anonymous imageboard website, especially of 4chan.
- (Internet slang, collective) The members of an anonymous imageboard website, especially of 4chan.
adjective
- (not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.
- (not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible
- (not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
- (comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.
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Examples of "anonymous" in Sentences
- When I would make speeches I would refer always to what I called the anonymous greats.
- One Democratic fundraiser, who wishes to remain anonymous, is convinced that the answer is no.
- And a bunch of other bad things I'd rather not reveal even if you're keeping my name anonymous.
- It was an _anonymous_ Collection; and, as being anonymous, seemed to have no claim upon Christians.
- The man, who wants to remain anonymous, is believed to have picked up the disease when he lived in Indonesia.
- He did not give any further explanation about why he set up the company and kept his name anonymous initially.
- Taken in its classic definition, the term anonymous might refer to that without characteristic something so devoid of distinction that it refuses its own identity.
- Commissioner Fivaz described opposition from what he called anonymous police officials and certain police unions to the impending shake-up in the South African Police Service, as disappointing.
- Throughout his life, Sori Yanagi was inspired by what he called "anonymous design" - he cited the Jeep and a baseball glove as two examples - and he in turn inspired younger designers, like Naoto Fukasawa, Tom Dixon and Jasper Morrison.
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