anon
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Old English anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), from on in + an one. See on and one.
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Adverb[edit]
anon (not comparable)
- (archaic) Straightway; at once.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Matthew 13:20
- But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
- 1866, Algernon Swinburne, After death, lines 47–50:
- The dead man answered thus:
- “What good gift shall God give us?”
- The boards answered him anon:
- “Flesh to feed hell's worm upon.”
- Soon; in a little while.
- 1598, John Stow, A Suruay of London, OL 18584211M:
- […] for as much as the same consisteth not in the extreames, but in a verie mediocritie of wealth and riches, as it shall better appeare anone.
- […] forasmuch as the same consisteth not in the extremes, but in a very mediocrity of wealth and riches, as it shall better appear anon.
- […] for as much as the same consisteth not in the extreames, but in a verie mediocritie of wealth and riches, as it shall better appeare anone.
- 1598, John Stow, A Suruay of London, OL 18584211M:
- At another time; then; again.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis, OL 18594545M:
- Sometimes he trots, as if he told the steps,
- With gentle majesty and modest pride;
- Anon he rears upright, curvets and leaps,
- As who should say, lo! thus my strength is try'd...
- 1593, William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis, OL 18594545M:
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Etymology 2[edit]
From anonymous, by shortening
Noun[edit]
anon (plural anons)
- An anonymous person, especially an author
- 1904, Thomas Wright, The Life of Edward Fitzgerald, vol. 1, page 94
- Indeed they did all they could to avoid it, coyly hiding their identities behind initials, asterisks, and anons
- 1940, Virginia Woolf, "Anon".
- Every body shared in the emotion of Anons [sic] song .... Anon is sometimes man, sometimes woman....
- 2004, Jane Milling, Peter Thomson, Joseph W. Donohue, Baz Kershaw, The Cambridge History of British Theatre, page 207
- Indeed, virtually every known playwright (and probably most of those 'anons') occupied some position in one or more of the patronage networks
- 2006, J. Michael Walton, Found in Translation: Greek Drama in English, page 185
- those identified by initials only and the 'Anons' (some of whom are here unmasked)
- 1904, Thomas Wright, The Life of Edward Fitzgerald, vol. 1, page 94
- A work with an unknown author
- 1984, Helen Hooven Santmyer, "...And Ladies of the Club", page 214
- On the floor again she came upon a couple of "Anons" and frowned at them: Ought We to Visit Her and Cast Away in The Cold. Those would certainly do very well on the top shelf.
- 1984, Helen Hooven Santmyer, "...And Ladies of the Club", page 214
- A work without a title
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Adjective[edit]
anon (not comparable)
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Noun[edit]
anon
- accusative singular of ano
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Verb[edit]
anon
- First-person singular present indicative form of anoa.
