incognito adj : with your identity concealed [syn: incognito(p)] adv : without revealing one's identity; "in Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company"

English

Pronunciation

Etymology

From incognitus, unknown (in- not + cognitus known, past participle of cognoscere); via incognito. Also French incognito, from Italian.

Adjective

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

Usage notes

This term is said especially of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.

Quotations

• 'Twas long ago/Since gods come down incognito. —Prior.
• The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito. —Tatler.

Translations

Adverb

1. without revealing one's identity

Translations

Noun

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.

Quotations

• His incognito was endangered. —Sir W. Scott.

Incognito ("unknown", from Latin incognitus) may refer to:

In music:

• Incognito (Celine Dion album)
  • "Incognito" (song), a song from the album
• Incognito (Amanda Lear album)
• Incognito (No Use for a Name album)
• Incognito (Spyro Gyra album)
• Incognito (band), a British jazz band
• DL Incognito, Canadian hip-hop producer and rapper

In television:

• Incognito (game show), a British daytime quiz programme
• "Incognito" (Beavis and Butt-head episode)
• Incognito, a character in the anime Hellsing

In other uses:

• Incognito (film), a 1997 American film
• Incognito Entertainment, a video game development company
• Incognito (wrestler), a professional wrestler who participated in the 2007 NWA World Tag Team Championship
• Incognito, a 1915 comedy film short starring Rae Berger

See also

• Incognegro, an album by Ludacris

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