"incognito" meaning in English

See incognito in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtoʊ/, /ˌɪnˈkɒɡnɪtoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incognito.wav
Rhymes: -iːtəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian incognito, from Latin incognitus (“unknown”), from in- (“not”) + cognitus (“known”), perfect passive participle of cognoscere. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}}, {{bor+|en|it|incognito}} Borrowed from Italian incognito, {{der|en|la|incognitus|t=unknown}} Latin incognitus (“unknown”), {{af|la|in-|cognitus|nocat=1|t1=not|t2=known}} in- (“not”) + cognitus (“known”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} incognito (not comparable)
  1. Without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise. Tags: not-comparable Translations (without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise): مَجْهُول (majhūl) [masculine] (Arabic), incognito (Dutch), tuntematon (Finnish), inkognitó (Hungarian), huldu höfði (Icelandic), incógnito (Portuguese), инко́гнито (inkógnito) (Russian), incógnito (Spanish), inkognito (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-incognito-en-adj-Knhu~8EK

Adverb

IPA: /ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtoʊ/, /ˌɪnˈkɒɡnɪtoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incognito.wav
Rhymes: -iːtəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian incognito, from Latin incognitus (“unknown”), from in- (“not”) + cognitus (“known”), perfect passive participle of cognoscere. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}}, {{bor+|en|it|incognito}} Borrowed from Italian incognito, {{der|en|la|incognitus|t=unknown}} Latin incognitus (“unknown”), {{af|la|in-|cognitus|nocat=1|t1=not|t2=known}} in- (“not”) + cognitus (“known”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} incognito (not comparable)
  1. Without revealing one's identity. Tags: not-comparable Translations (without revealing one's identity): d'incògnit (Catalan), incognito (Dutch), tuntemattomana (Finnish), nimettömästi (Finnish), inkognito (Finnish), inkognitóban (Hungarian), huldu höfði (Icelandic), undir dulnefni (Icelandic), undir fölsku nafni (Icelandic), inkognito (Norwegian Bokmål), inkognito (Norwegian Nynorsk), incognito (Polish), incognitamente (Portuguese), инко́гнито (inkógnito) (Russian), de incógnito (Spanish), inkognito (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-incognito-en-adv-5FTvYXOv

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtoʊ/, /ˌɪnˈkɒɡnɪtoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incognito.wav Forms: incognitos [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian incognito, from Latin incognitus (“unknown”), from in- (“not”) + cognitus (“known”), perfect passive participle of cognoscere. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}}, {{bor+|en|it|incognito}} Borrowed from Italian incognito, {{der|en|la|incognitus|t=unknown}} Latin incognitus (“unknown”), {{af|la|in-|cognitus|nocat=1|t1=not|t2=known}} in- (“not”) + cognitus (“known”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} incognito (countable and uncountable, plural incognitos)
  1. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-incognito-en-noun-6z-rW6cu Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 12 27 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 23 1 22 3 3
  2. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized. Tags: countable, uncountable
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Inflected forms

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          "text": "Of those letters, and other attempts of the same kind, the author could not complain, though his incognito was endangered. He had challenged the public to a game at bo-peep, and if he was discovered in his “hiding-hole,” he must submit to the shame of detection.",
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          "text": "It contained a letter from the King himself, craving hospitality for a few days, as his mother was about to visit England, and to take up with Lord Avonleigh her residence at the Castle. A slight incognito would be preserved, and as little form and ceremony expected as was possible.",
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