HOW TO PRONOUNCE
anonymity
/ˌænəˈnɪmɪti/
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Stress “nim,” the third syllable.
Keep the vowel after the first n light, then make the short i in the third syllable strongest.
5 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“The survey protects the respondent's anonymity.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does anonymity mean?
noun
- The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified).
- That which is anonymous.
- The quality or state of being generally unknown, unrecognized, or uncelebrated.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌænəˈnɪmɪti/
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Part of the strength of homogeneous agglomerations resides in their anonymity.
Tiffany's is a palace; all it lacks is a name, but its splendid anonymity is, I take it, a point of honour.
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Chauvelin had sworn to bring the Scarlet Pimpernel to the guillotine, and now the daring plotter, whose anonymity hitherto had been his safeguard, stood revealed through her own hand, to his most bitter, most relentless enemy.