notname
notname is the alternative letter-case form of Notname.
Noun capitalized: Notname
Notname (plural Notnames)
- A standard name invented for an artist or author whose identity is unknown.
- The use of the Notname was a frank admission that the lot in question was less prestigious than originally suggested, and the final price paid was lower than what would be expected for a Castagno painting.1974, Burton B. Fredericksen, Giovanni di Francesco and the Master of Pratovecchio, →ISBN, page 6
- The triptych with The Adoration of the Magi in the Antwerp museum (cat. 68) inspired the Notname of the anonymous master of the works of Group D: Master of the Antwerp Adoration.2004, Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen
Forms of notname
| plural | notnames |
|---|---|
| plural | Notnames |
| alternative form | notname |
Origin of notname
Borrowed from German Notname, literally "necessity name" or "contingency name".
Questions about notname
- What does notname mean?
- Notname means a standard name invented for an artist or author whose identity is unknown.
- What is notname the alternative letter-case form of?
- Notname is the alternative letter-case form of Notname.
- What part of speech is notname?
- Notname is a noun.
- What is the plural of notname?
- The plural of notname is notnames.
Words near notname in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: notname (page history and authors); Notname (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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