pseudonymous
/s(j)uːˈdɒ.nɪ.məs/
pseudonymous adjective: of or pertaining to a pseudonym.
Adjective
pseudonymous (not generally comparable, comparative more pseudonymous, superlative most pseudonymous)
- Of or pertaining to a pseudonym.
- Fictitious.
- The abuse of children that goes on under the pseudonymous and euphemistic titles of "intergenerational sex" and "sexual liberation."1984 August 18, Victoria A. Brownworth, “Rights Require Responsibility”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 9
- That uses a pseudonym.
- My angle has been more positivistic, my interest arising not out of the general phenomenon of pseudonymity, but out of particular puzzles posed by particular texts assigned to one pseudonymous writer.2006, Penny McCarthy, Pseudonymous Shakespeare: Rioting Language in the Sidney Circle
- Pertaining to pseudonymization.
Forms of pseudonymous
| comparative | more pseudonymous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pseudonymous |
Origin of pseudonymous
From Latin pseudōnymus, from Ancient Greek ψευδώνῠμος (pseudṓnŭmos). By surface analysis, pseudonym + -ous.
Words formed from pseudonymous
Questions about pseudonymous
- What does pseudonymous mean?
- Pseudonymous means of or pertaining to a pseudonym.
- What part of speech is pseudonymous?
- Pseudonymous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pseudonymous?
- Pseudonymous is pronounced /s(j)uːˈdɒ.nɪ.məs/.
Words near pseudonymous in the dictionary
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