English Explanatory Dictionary

anon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Straight away; at once.
  2. Soon; in a little while.
  3. At another time; then; again.
noun
  1. An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando.
  2. An anonymous poster (“person who contributes a note, message, etc”). A participant in an online site, such as a forum or an imageboard, without an account, or who posts without identifying themselves, or hidden behind a pseudonym.
  3. A work with an unknown author.
  4. A work without a title.
adj
  1. Clipping of anonymous.
name
  1. The name given when an author's name is unknown.

Pronunciation

/əˈnɑn/ ə-nŏn' /əˈnɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anon.wav

Word forms

anon anons

Etymology

From Middle English anoon, anon, anan (literally “in one (moment)”), from on (“in”) + ān (“one”). See on and one.

Synonyms

anonym

Related words

anonym anonymal anonymity anonymize anonymosity anonymous anonymously anonymousness

Derived words

ever and anon still and anon anonette femanon nona QAnon anon meme

Translations

Indonesian: awanama Indonesian: anonim Italian: anonimo Macedonian: анони́мец Macedonian: а́нон Polish: anon Portuguese: anão Russian: ано́н
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary