incognitan.2
With plural agreement. Unknown things or places.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > instance of
terra incognita1616
indeterminable1646
X1808
unknown1829
incognita1846
the other side of the hill1852
terra ignotaa1925
another country1952
1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xvi. 476 They [sc. myths]..explained many of the puzzling incognita of the present.
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxi. 272 At this rate, we will in a few days more be within the Baffin's Bay incognita.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
incognitaadj.n.1
/ɪnkɒɡˈniːtə//ɪŋkɒɡˈniːtə//ɪnˈkɒɡnɪtə//ɪŋˈkɒɡnɪtə/ A. adj.
Of a female: Unknown or disguised; having one's identity concealed or unavowed.
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the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [adjective] > incognito
incognita1671
incognito1676
incog1705
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [adjective] > female
incognita1671
1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love iii. 42 Being thus incognita, I shall discover if he make Love to any of you.
1884 ‘Rita’ Vivienne v. v She would go to Naples incognita.
B. n.1figurative.1833 Westm. Rev. Jan. 41 The charms of that fair incognita the ‘legitimate’ drama.
1. An unknown or disguised woman or girl; one whose identity is not made known. In 18th cent. used often of a sweetheart.
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the mind > language > naming > anonymity or lack of a name > [noun] > one whose name is unknown
unknownc1390
anonymous1551
incognito1638
anon.1683
anonym1683
anonym.1683
anonymity1695
incog1699
incognitaa1723
ineffable1859
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > one who disguises > female
incognitaa1723
a1723 S. Centlivre Wonder iii. i, in Wks. (1760) III. 29 Tho' I could not see my fair Incognita, Fortune..has flung another Intrigue in my way.
1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. l. 148 The whole subscribed, ‘Your incognita’.
1807 A. M. Porter Hungarian Brothers I. iii. 94 It will be impossible for me to see your incognita without knowing her by instinct.
1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 12 Nobody knew any thing certain of the incognita, or her story.
2. Unknown or unavowed character or position (of a woman).
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [noun] > instance of > person
unknowna1400
ignote1636
inconnu1807
dark horse1841
incognita1882
mystery man1922
no-name1984
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > disguised condition > female
incognita1882
1882 World No. 399. 10 The Queen will not assume her incognita until she reaches Cherbourg.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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adj.n.11671- to dance provo
- to dance the hay or hays
- to dance the morris
- to dance the tyburn jig
- to dance to or after a person's pipe, whistle
- to dance to or after pipe, whistle
- to dance upon nothing
- to dare larks
- to dare not quetch
- to dare not so much as quetch
- to darken a person's daylights
- to darken a person's door
- to darken counsel
- to darken daylights
- to dash a person out of countenance
- to dash a person out of countenance conceit
- to dash a person out of countenance courage
- to dash a person'one's brains out
- to dash a person's brains out
- to dash any one's hopes
- to dash hopes
- to dash one in the teeth with
- to dash one in the teeth with something
- to dash out of countenance
- to dash out of countenance conceit