pseudonymity
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- noun
- /ˌsuːdəˈnɪmɪti/
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pseudonimia
- In online forums, pseudonymity helps users express their opinions without fear of judgment.
You were pretty sure that pseudonymity on the Internet would become more widely accepted.
- You were pretty sure that pseudonymity on the Internet would become more widely accepted.
Examples
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The artist's use of pseudonymity allows for personal freedom and creative exploration.
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Online pseudonymity.
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You were pretty sure that pseudonymity on the Internet would become more widely accepted.
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Now we just need to make sure that patient pseudonymity is supported on the Directed Exchange network.
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Pseudonymity gives both me and my doctor that privilege.
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I realize that this has nothing to do with moderation or pseudonymity.
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He, writing as 'Web Hub Telescope', is of course ideally morally qualified to deal out such advice on pseudonymity.
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Malec wrote a lovely piece that details how to translate patient pseudonymity into NIST assurance levels.
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Your comment is one of the more civilized of the ones who criticize and comment on her pseudonymity being a problem for real scientists, but it still is about women scientists not being mean to others - period, ever, full stop.
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What scared me, and is one of the reasons we had the confidentiality clause of the listserv in the first place, was the issue of my pseudonymity.
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Synonyms
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Being unknown so other people do not know who you are
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Using a false or different name to hide your real identity
A refusal to say who you are or give personal details
Antonyms
How Identifiable
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
pseudonymity = pseudonym (semi-transparent) = pseudo + nym + ity
The word is built from the recognizable base noun 'pseudonym' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ity', so the overall structure is clear, but the resulting abstract state noun is somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Pseudonymity comes from Greek parts pseudo- meaning 'false' and -onym meaning 'name', the same root you see in anonymous and pseudonym. So pseudonymity is the state of using a 'false' name to hide who you are.