Spanish Conversation · Level 108
59 words
Spanish word
anonimato
Pronunciation
IPA/anoniˈmato/
Meaning
- masculine nounanonymity
Example
En redes sociales, muchas personas buscan el anonimato.
On social media, many people seek anonymity.
More examples
Al contestar encuestas en línea, se busca garantizar el anonimato de los participantes.
When answering online surveys, one seeks to guarantee participants' anonymity.
Core concept
A state in which a person's identity is hidden.
Common phrases
bajo anonimato
in anonymity
actuar en anonimato
act anonymously
respetar el anonimato
respect anonymity
Similar words
privacidad: Personal life and personal information remain private from others.
secreto: Information or facts are kept hidden and unknown to others.
Definition in Spanish
Estado en el que la identidad de una persona no se conoce o se mantiene oculta.
Word origin
From Spanish anónimo, ultimately from Greek anōnymos meaning 'without name', with the suffix -ato forming a noun that denotes the state of being anonymous.
Usage tips
- Common collocations include mantener el anonimato and perder el anonimato, and use anónimo to describe an anonymous person while anonimato names the condition.
Opposites
- identificaciónidentificationnoun
Related words
- anónimoanonymousadjective
- anónimamenteanonymouslyadverb