anonymity

== English == === Etymology === From Latin anonymus or its etymon Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “anonymous”) +‎ -ity. Compare French anonymité. === Pronunciation === (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ænəˈnɪmɪti/ === Noun === anonymity (countable and uncountable, plural anonymities) (uncountable) The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified). [from 1820] Synonyms: anonymousness, (rare) anonymosity Antonym: onymity Coordinate terms: (sometimes synonymous) namelessness, unidentifiedness, unnamedness (countable) That which is anonymous. [from 1695] (uncountable) The quality or state of being generally unknown, unrecognized, or uncelebrated. [from 1920] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Anonymity”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 347, column 3. “anonymity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.