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   anonymous

   /əˈnɒnɪməs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name: "the donor's wish to remain anonymous" Similar unnamedof unknown namenamelessincognitounidentifiedunknownunspecifiedundesignatedunacknowledgedmysteryunsungrare:innominateunsignedunattributedunattesteduncreditedOpposite knownidentifiedsigned
   • ▪ having no outstanding, individual, or unusual features; unremarkable or impersonal: "his impeccable, slightly anonymous Chelsea flat" Similar characterlessunremarkablenondescriptimpersonalfacelesscolourlessgrey

   Word Origin late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek anōnumos ‘nameless’ (from an- ‘without’ + onoma ‘name’) + -ous.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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