Standard Lemma guide

anonymously

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈnɒnəməsli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N AA1 N AH0 M AH0 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an anonymous manner; without a name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In an anonymous manner; without individuality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

without giving a name

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she wrote these letters anonymously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English anonymous Middle English -ly English -ly English anonymously From anonymous + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: anònimament — in an anonymous manner
  • Esperanto: anonime — in an anonymous manner
  • Finnish: anonyymisti — in an anonymous manner
  • Finnish: nimettömästi — in an anonymous manner
  • French: anonymement — in an anonymous manner
  • Galician: anonimamente — in an anonymous manner
  • Greek: ανώνυμα (anónyma) — in an anonymous manner
  • Italian: anonimamente — in an anonymous manner
  • Polish: anonimowo — in an anonymous manner
  • Polish: bezimiennie — in an anonymous manner
  • Portuguese: anonimamente — in an anonymous manner
  • Romanian: anonim — in an anonymous manner
  • Russian: анони́мно (anonímno) — in an anonymous manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: anonimno — in an anonymous manner
  • Spanish: anónimamente — in an anonymous manner
  • Swedish: anonymt — in an anonymous manner
  • Walloon: anonimmint — in an anonymous manner
Real reading context

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