anonymous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective having no known name or identity or known source
    anon..
    • anonymous authors
    • anonymous donors
    • an anonymous gift
  2. adjective satellite not known or lacking marked individuality
    • brown anonymous houses
    • anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service

WordNet

A*non"y*mous adjective
Etymology
Gr. without name; priv. + , Eol. for name. See Name.
Definitions
  1. Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown /or unavowed authorship; as, an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous pamphlet or letter.

Webster 1913