Anonymous
WordNet
adjective
(1) Having no known name or identity or known source
"Anonymous authors"
"Anonymous donors"
"An anonymous gift"
(2) Not known or lacking marked individuality
"Brown anonymous houses"
"Anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from + , Aeolic dialectal form of .
Adjective
anonymous
- Wanting a name; not named and determined, as an animal not assigned to any species.
- Without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: as an anonymous pamphlet; an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous subscription.
- Of unknown name; whose name is withheld: as, an anonymous author.
- No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.