incognita means of a woman: without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise; feminine of incognito. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
INCOGNITA — [Adjective, Noun] Describing a woman whose identity is deliberately concealed or who travels in disguise; also, the woman herself or the state of being thus unknown. From Italian incognita, feminine of incognito, from Latin incognitus ("unknown"), from in- ("not") + cognitus, past participle of cognoscere ("to know"). Unlike the general cloak of "incognito" or the passive blankness of "anonymous," "incognita" is a specific, feminine performance of secrecy, an active veiling within the social gaze. It is the queen touring her realm in peasant dress, the careful omission of a surname in a guestbook, the actress moving through a market with her collar turned high—a deliberate secession from the self, a sanctuary fashioned from the world's inattention.
adj
- 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.”
noun
- A woman who is unknown or in disguise.
- The state of being in disguise.