Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. At another time; later.
- adv. In a short time; soon.
- adv. Archaic At once; forthwith.
- idiom. ever Time after time; now and then.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In one and the same direction; straight on.
- Straightway; forthwith; on the instant; immediately.
- Hence, like other words of the same literal meaning, passing into Quickly; soon; in a short time; by and by.
- At another time; again; now again.
- As a response, same as anan.
- An abbreviation of anonymous.
- n. An abbreviation of anonymous and anonymously.
Wiktionary
- adv. Straightway; at once.
- adv. Soon; in a little while.
- adv. At another time; then; again.
- n. An anonymous person, especially an author
- n. A work with an unknown author
- n. A work without a title
- adj. anonymous
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. Straightway; at once.
- adv. Soon; in a little while.
- adv. At another time; then; again.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. at another time
- adv. (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while
- adj. having no known name or identity or known source
Etymologies
- Middle English, at once, from Old English on ān : on, in; see on + ān, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“But even if he was born in [...] anon, on February 16th, 2010 at 7: 06 am Said:”
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“I think that last line in anon 9: 57's comment was the result of incomplete editing, but I like the plaintive little echo it makes.”
“You win anon, my slippers are on and await the cheque!!!”
“If they choose Obama over Hillary, thats fine, but to write such a disgustingly nasty piece "so called anon" is really reaching the bottom of the barrel.”
“May 2nd, 2008 9: 35 am ET well "anon is a liar" why dont you go to paulvclinton. com and read all the information there .... if the Clinton's didn't break FEC laws, which it seems like they did, then at the very least what they did was extraordinarily shady. tiredofthecrap”
“Hispanics, for Hillary, if not Hillary Go McCain anon”
“In what way, anon, is an elected politician talking about the future of unelected monarchy constitute hyopcrisy.”
“November 30, 2008 at 11: 23 PM anon is a woman is talking point repeat central”
“Nasty anon is probably one of those clueless moronic Jezebels who is clearly horrified by her own self.”
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“You may do so here at On The Bubble if you so desire - or should you wish to remain anon - then an email will suffice.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘anon’.
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Archaic
abide, abjure, abroad, adamant, afield, aforetime, aghast, anon, apace, argent, assuage, aught and 327 more...
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Mobying Along
looks like there's not an open Moby Dick list. So now there is.
hypos, Manhattoes, circumambulate, mole, grapnels, bowsprit, asphaltic, mazy, tranced, cataract, ungraspable, judgmatically and 227 more...
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Hence
Words with definitions that have a "hence" in them.
hanger, Deet, tripe, spindlelegs, fiddle, store, pluck, snap, villain, link, comedy, particular and 376 more...
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• The bonhomous lynchpin - And other words from...
plinth, starboard, bonhomie, bulkhead, brethren, gabardine, anon, lynchpin, vine, yoke, sequin, marigold and 12 more...
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uberdeb's list
jejune, catholic, pulchritude, activate, lackadaisical, forthwith, anon, lagniappe, convection, lachrymose, enginerd
Wordplayer Quite an autoantonym or contranym
Sep 16, 2011
Prolagus
(Down by the water, by The Decemberists) Jan 19, 2011
gangerh Who keeps adding this one? Feb 17, 2008