Definition of INCOGNITO

incognito

Meanings

Plural: incognitos

Adjective Satellite

  • with your identity concealed

Adverb

  • without revealing one's identity
    • "in Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company"

Adj

  • Without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise.

Adv

  • Without revealing one's identity.

Noun

  • One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
  • The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Italian incognito, from Latin incognitus (“unknown”), from in- (“not”) + cognitus (“known”), perfect passive participle of cognoscere.

Scrabble Score: 12

incognito is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
incognito is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
incognito is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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