incognito

UK: /ˌɪnkɒgˈniːtəʊ/

US: /ˌɪnkɑgˈnitoʊ, ɪnˈkɑgnɪˌtoʊ/

US: (in′kog nē′tō, in kog′ni tō′)

Inflections of 'incognito' (n): npl: incognitos

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•cog•ni•to /ˌɪnkɑgˈnitoʊ, ɪnˈkɑgnɪˌtoʊ/   adj., adv. 

1. with one's identity hidden or unknown:
   The former president was incognito on the airplane. He was traveling incognito.

See -gnos-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•cog•ni•to  (in′kog nē′tō, in kog′ni tō′), adj., adv., n., pl. -tos for 3, 5.
adj. 

1. having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, esp. to avoid notice or formal attentions.

adv. 

2. with the real identity concealed:
   to travel incognito.

n. 

3. a person who is incognito.
4. the state of being incognito.
5. the disguise or character assumed by an incognito.

• Latin incognitus unknown, equivalent. to in- in-³ + cognitus, past participle of cognōscere to get to know; see cognition, know¹
• Italian
• 1630–40

Synonyms

• 1. disguised, undisclosed, unidentified.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

incognito / ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtəʊ ɪnˈkɒɡnɪtəʊ/ adverb , adjective (postpositive)

1. under an assumed name or appearance; in disguise

noun ( -tos)

1. a person who is incognito
2. the assumed name or disguise of such a person

Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian, from Latin incognitus unknown, from in-¹ + cognitus known