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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

  1. The quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified).
  2. That which is anonymous.
  3. The quality or state of being generally unknown, unrecognized, or uncelebrated.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌænəˈnɪmɪti/

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/ænəˈnɪmɪti/
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See this word in context.

Part of the strength of homogeneous agglomerations resides in their anonymity.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
Tiffany's is a palace; all it lacks is a name, but its splendid anonymity is, I take it, a point of honour.
E. V. (Edward Verrall) LucasRoving East and Roving WestProject Gutenberg ebook #7237
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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.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60