noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An anonymous person.
2. 2
   a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role wordnet
3. 3
   An assumed or false name.
4. 4
   A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

Synonyms

All synonyms

pseudonymaliasanonincognitojohn doenom de guerre

Antonyms

All antonyms

alethonymautonymorthonymsystematic name

Etymology

Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “without name”).

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