incognito
pronunciation
How to pronounce incognito in British English:
UK [ˌɪnkɒgˈni:təʊ]
How to pronounce incognito in American English:
US [ˌɪnkɑgˈnitoʊ]
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- Adjective:
- with your identity concealed
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- Adverb:
- without revealing one's identity
Word Origin
- incognito (adj./adv.)
- 1640s, from Italian incognito "unknown," especially in connection with traveling, from Latin incognitus "unknown," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + cognitus, past participle of cognoscere "to get to know" (see cognizance). Fem. form incognita was maintained through 19c. by those scrupulous about Latin. Incog was a common 18c. colloquial abbreviation.
Example
- 1. Traveling incognito is all but impossible .
- 2. The prince often travels abroad incognito .
- 3. The incognito mode in chrome is a nifty feature .
- 4. Joshua bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the washington post as part of an social experiment about perception , taste and priorities of people .
- 5. So the incognito feature won 't interfere with your normal browsing experience and will operate independently .