anonymity C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˌænəˈnɪmɪti/ UK /ænəˈnɪmɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #20045 Meanings 1 noun The state of being unknown by name; keeping your identity hidden. The witness spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity. 2 noun The state of being unnoticed or not famous. After years of fame, the actor longed for the anonymity of small-town life. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being unknown... namelessnessanonymousness Word family Derived forms cyberanonymityk-anonymitynonanonymity Related forms anonanonymanonymalanonymizeanonymosityanonymousanonymously Etymology AI details From Latin anonymus or its etymon Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “anonymous”) + -ity. Compare French anonymité. anonymus Latin ἀνώνυμος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # anonymity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌænəˈnɪmɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ænəˈnɪmɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 20045 ## Meanings 1. The state of being unknown by name; keeping your identity hidden. 2. The state of being unnoticed or not famous. ## Examples - The witness spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity. - After years of fame, the actor longed for the anonymity of small-town life. ## Derived Forms - cyberanonymity - k-anonymity - nonanonymity ## Related Forms - anon - anonym - anonymal - anonymize - anonymosity - anonymous - anonymously ## Roots and Affixes - Root: anonymus - Root: ἀνώνυμος ## Etymology From Latin anonymus or its etymon Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “anonymous”) + -ity. Compare French anonymité. ## AI Etymology Anonymity is from Latin anonymus or its etymon Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “anonymous”) + -ity. Compare French anonymité. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include anonymus (Latin) and ἀνώνυμος (Ancient Greek). Current senses include the state of being unknown by name; keeping your identity hidden and the state of being unnoticed or not famous. The wider family includes derived forms such as cyberanonymity, k-anonymity, and nonanonymity; related words such as anon, anonym, anonymal, and anonymize. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown