adj · adv · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtoʊ/
/ˌɪnˈkɒɡnɪtoʊ/
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rhymes with -iːtəʊ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Without revealing one's identity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adverb
Meaning 5
without revealing one's identity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
in Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian incognito, from Latin incognitus (“unknown”), from in- (“not”) + cognitus (“known”), perfect passive participle of cognoscere.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَجْهُول
(majhūl)
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
Catalan:
incògnit
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
Dutch:
incognito
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
Finnish:
tuntematon
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
French:
inconnu
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
Hungarian:
inkognitó
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
Icelandic:
huldu höfði
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
Portuguese:
incógnito
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
Russian:
инко́гнито
(inkógnito)
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
Spanish:
incógnito
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
Swedish:
inkognito
— without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise
Catalan:
d'incògnit
— without revealing one's identity
Dutch:
incognito
— without revealing one's identity
Finnish:
tuntemattomana
— without revealing one's identity
Finnish:
nimettömästi
— without revealing one's identity
Finnish:
inkognito
— without revealing one's identity
French:
incognito
— without revealing one's identity
Hungarian:
inkognitóban
— without revealing one's identity
Icelandic:
huldu höfði
— without revealing one's identity
Icelandic:
undir dulnefni
— without revealing one's identity
Icelandic:
undir fölsku nafni
— without revealing one's identity
Norwegian Bokmål:
inkognito
— without revealing one's identity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
inkognito
— without revealing one's identity
Polish:
incognito
— without revealing one's identity
Portuguese:
incognitamente
— without revealing one's identity
Russian:
инко́гнито
(inkógnito)
— without revealing one's identity
Spanish:
de incógnito
— without revealing one's identity
Swedish:
inkognito
— without revealing one's identity
