Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective With one's identity disguised or concealed.
- noun The identity assumed by a person whose actual identity is disguised or concealed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
- noun A man unknown, or in disguise, or living under an assumed name.
- noun Concealment; state of concealment; assumption of a disguise or of a feigned character.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective 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.
- noun One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
- noun The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without being known; in
disguise ; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title. - adverb Without revealing one's
identity . - noun One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
- noun The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective with your identity concealed
- adverb without revealing one's identity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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So the word "incognito" is projected on to the set and floats around ardently pursued by Julian Barratt's mayor.
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So the word "incognito" is projected on to the set and floats around ardently pursued by Julian Barratt's mayor.
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Taken directly from the start page in incognito mode: "Going incognito doesn't affect the behavior of other people, servers, or software."
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It indicates that you're in "incognito/private browsing" mode.
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You can have some windows running in incognito mode while others are running in standard browsing mode.
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You can browse normally and in incognito mode at the same time by using separate windows.
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You can browse normally and in incognito mode at the same time by using separate windows.
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That he enjoyed the play so long as he could remain incognito and stop it where he pleased, but that he had no mind to let it drift into reality?
Jerry Junior 1907
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His parents have advised him to retire to this city, where he wears the dress of a student, and where he will remain incognito until this affair of his is arranged, which it is hoped it will be before long.
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But even this melted away: first, under the reflection that if the mysterious fur-merchant wished to remain incognito, he must be extremely provoked with Margaret; (and she rather liked the idea of any body being provoked with Margaret;) and secondly, a further thaw took place on more amiable grounds, when the Duke, laying his hand gently on her arm as she passed from the dining-room, said fondly:
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