anonymousnessn.
/əˈnɒnᵻməsnəs/, U.S. /əˈnɑnəməsnəs/ The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymity.
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the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun]
anonymousness1802
namelessness1805
anonymity1820
incognito1822
nobodiness1886
1802 R. Southey Let. 21 Nov. in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 426 I, who with all proper anonymousness am printing an abridged ‘Amadis’.
1859 J. S. Mill Diss. & Disc. I. Pref. Writings put forth under the screen of anonymousness.
1921 Q. Jrnl. Univ. N. Dakota Jan. 124 This fact of feminine authorship may explain the anonymousness of the work.
2008 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 21 Jan. 17 I wanted to capture the illusion of anonymousness that pervades life in New York.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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