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ANONYMITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anonymity mean?
• ANONYMITY (noun)
The noun ANONYMITY has 1 sense:
1. the state of being anonymous
Familiarity information: ANONYMITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being anonymous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
anonymity; namelessness
Hypernyms ("anonymity" is a kind of...):
obscurity (an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known)
Derivation:
anonymous (having no known name or identity or known source)
anonymous (not known or lacking marked individuality)
Context examples
Data cannot be subpoenaed and assures anonymity to study participants.
(Certificate of Confidentiality, NCI Thesaurus)
It was evident that they detested anonymity.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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