anonimo

anonymous

adjective ah-NOH-nee-moh Rare

Origin: From Greek anōnymos (without a name), via Latin anonymus.

Also means

unknown author

Usage Note

Anonimo agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: una lettera anonima, autori anonimi. As a noun it means 'an anonymous person', and the phrase anonimo appears in art history to label works of unknown authorship — a learner may encounter maestro anonimo in museum captions.

Examples

"La denuncia è stata fatta da un anonimo."

Natural Translation

The report was made by an anonymous person.

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