/in'kog nee"toh, in kog"ni toh'/ , adj., adv., n., pl. incognitos 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.
[ 1630-40; incognitus unknown, equiv. to in- IN- 3 + cognitus, ptp. of cognoscere to get to know; see COGNITION, KNOW 1 ]
Syn. 1. disguised, undisclosed, unidentified.