incognito Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite with your identity concealed
  2. adverb without revealing one's identity
    • in Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company

WordNet

In*cog"ni*to adjective ∨ adverb
Etymology
It. incognito, masc., incognita, fem., L. incognitus unknown; pref. in- not + cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere: cf. F. incognito, fr. It. See Cognition.
Definitions
  1. Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.
    'T was long ago Since gods come down incognito. Prior.
    The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito. Tatler.
In*cog"ni*to noun
Etymology
See Incognito, a.
Wordforms
plural Incognitos
Definitions
  1. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
  2. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.
    His incognito was endangered. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913