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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adv. With one's identity disguised or concealed.
  2. n. One whose identity is disguised or concealed.
  3. n. The condition of having a disguised or concealed identity.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Unknown; disguised under an assumed name and character: generally with reference to a man, usually of some distinction, who passes, actually or conventionally, as in travel, under an assumed name or in disguise, in order to avoid notice or attention.
  2. n. A man unknown, or in disguise, or living under an assumed name.
  3. n. Concealment; state of concealment; assumption of a disguise or of a feigned character.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title.
  2. adv. Without revealing one's identity.
  3. n. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
  4. n. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.
  2. n. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
  3. n. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. with your identity concealed
  2. adv. without revealing one's identity

Etymologies

  1. From Latin incognitus ("unknown"), from in- ("not") + cognitus ("known"), perfect passive participle of cognoscere via Italian incognito. (Wiktionary)
  2. Italian, from Latin incognitus, unknown : in-, not; see in-1 + cognitus, past participle of cognōscere, to learn, recognize; see cognition. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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