Thursday, September 4, 2008

Dictionary definition of anonymity

Four dictionary definitions of the meaning of the word anonymity.

1. freedom from identification: the state of not being known or identified by name, e.g. as the author or donor of something preserve the anonymity of your informant


2. lack of distinctiveness: a lack of distinctive features that makes things seem bland or interchangeable detested the anonymity of the downtown hotels

3. state of being unnoticed: the state of blending into a crowd and going unnoticed I always preferred the anonymity of the big city.


4. unnamed person: an unnamed or unacknowledged person.

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