incognita

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incognita

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Borrowed from Italian incognita; see incognito.

noun incognitas

A woman who is unknown or in disguise.
of a woman The state of being in disguise.

adjective

not comparable Of a woman: without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise; feminine of incognito. Of all places, London is the best for an incognita acquaintance; cards may be exchanged to all eternity without a meeting, and the various circles revolve like planets in their different systems, utterly unconscious of the means and modes of each other's existence.

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@misc{incognita_2026,
  title = {incognita},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/incognita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}