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incognito | anonym |

As an adjective incognito

is .

As a noun anonym is

an anonymous person.

incognito

English

Adjective

(-)
  • without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title.
  • * 1891 , Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal In Bohemia :
    • "But you can understand," said our strange visitor, sitting down once more and passing his hand over his high white forehead, “you can understand that I am not accustomed to doing such business in my own person. Yet the matter was so delicate that I could not confide it to an agent without putting myself in his power. I have come incognito from Prague for the purpose of consulting you.”

    Usage notes

    This term is said especially of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.

    Quotations

    * 'Twas long ago/Since gods come down incognito. —Prior. * The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito. —Tatler.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Without revealing one's identity.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
  • The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.

    • Quotations

    * His incognito was endangered. —.

    Anagrams

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    anonym

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An anonymous person.
  • An assumed or false name; a pseudonym.
  • (zoology) A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

    • Related terms

    * anon * anonymal * anonymity * anonymize * anonymosity * anonymous * anonymously * anonymousness

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