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incognito Definition

in·cog·ni·to (in′käg nē′tō′, in käg′ni tō′)

adjective, adverb

with true identity unrevealed or disguised; under an assumed name, rank, etc.

Etymology: It < L incognitus, unknown < in-, not + cognitus: see cognition

noun pl. -·tos′

  1. a person who is incognito
    1. the state of being incognito
    2. the disguise assumed

incognito Synonyms

incognito

modif.

camouflaged, disguised, under cover, under an assumed name; see hidden 2, secret 3. See syn. study at alias.

incognito Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • travel: Meanwhile, O'Toole has taken advantage of his enforced job status by spending the past few months traveling the tube network incognito.
  • remain: Who are these keen ufologists who sell videos and hold public meetings but insist on remaining incognito in the story?

Modifies a noun

  • check: On 30 September a vehicle examiner had carried out an incognito check at X and had found shortcomings in the conduct of the test.
  • visit: It's not an official visit, only walks and incognito visits in this small city of art.
  • album: This led to her being featured on the Incognito album with India Irie.

Noun used with modifier

  • terra: The future is not therefore something to be discovered, like an existing terra incognito.
  • tinea: This means that the fungus rapidly spreads and changes its appearance, known as tinea incognito.
  • DL: For those that know little, tell us the background to DL Incognito.
incognito Quotes

Sleep demands of us a guilty immunity. There is not one of us who, given an eternal incognito, a thumbprint nowhere set against our souls, would not commit rape, murder and all abominations.

—Barnes, Djuna