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anonymous | nobody |

As a proper noun anonymous

is a hacktivist group opposed to internet censorship, government corruption, homophobia and scientology.

As a pronoun nobody is

not any person; the logical negation of somebody.

As a noun nobody is

someone who is not important or well-known.

anonymous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Lacking a name; not named and determined, as an animal not assigned to any species.
  • (not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible, as that of author, contributor, or the like.
    • an anonymous''' pamphlet; an ' anonymous subscription.
  • (not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
    • an anonymous' author; an ' anonymous benefactor.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=April 19 , author=Josh Halliday , title=Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised? , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy.}}
    No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous .
  • (comparable, figurative) Lacking individuality.
    • an anonymous office block in a soulless industrial estate

    Synonyms

    * (lacking a name) nameless * (without acknowledged responsible agent) * (of unknown name) unidentified, unknown, unnamed * (lacking individuality) faceless * (without consideration of prestige or background) on the merits

    Antonyms

    * onymous

    Derived terms

    () * anonym * anonymously * anonymousness

    Related terms

    * anonyme * anonymal * anonymity * anonymize * anonymosity * anonymus (noun) * pseudonymous

    See also

    * (wikipedia) * John Doe * unknown

    References

    * * English words suffixed with -ous

    nobody

    English

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.
    • I asked several people, but nobody knew how.
    Nobody called or visited that day.

    Usage notes

    * (term) has a lower degree of formality than (no one).

    Synonyms

    * no one

    Antonyms

    * anybody, anyone * everybody, everyone * somebody, someone

    Related terms

    * anybody * everybody * somebody * nowhere * nothing

    Noun

    (nobodies)
  • Someone who is not important or well-known.
    • Whether you're a nobody or a player, everyone in Tinseltown wants to be King of Hollywood! - Conquering Hollywood