A-nŏn'y-mŏŭs, a.

adjective

a. [N. Lat. anonymus, Gr. ἀνώνυμος, without name, from ἀν priv. and ὄνομα, Æol. for ὄνομα, name; Fr. anonyme.] Wanting a name; without the real name of the author; nameless; as, an anonymous pamphlet.