What does Charade mean?

Definitions for Charade
ʃəˈreɪd; esp. Brit. ʃəˈrɑdcha·rade

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Charade.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-onnoun

    a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

  2. charadenoun

    a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

Wiktionary

  1. charadenoun

    Something apparently real but based on pretence/pretense.

    She said she loved me but it was only a charade.

  2. charadenoun

    A party game in which players mime a word or phrase that the other players must try to guess.

Wikipedia

  1. Charade

    Charade is a ballad written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb released in 1974 by the Bee Gees. It was the third and final single released from the Mr. Natural album. This track was edited to 3:14 for its single version. Like the parent album, the single was not a hit and only managed to climb to #31 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in late 1974. It did reach the Top 10 in Chile, peaking at #7.

ChatGPT

  1. charade

    A charade is a type of game in which participants attempt to guess a word or phrase based on mimed clues from one or more individuals. It can also refer to an act or event that is clearly false, deceptive, or lacking in genuine substance or meaning.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Charadenoun

    a verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations

  2. Etymology: [F. charade, cf. Pr. charrada long chat, It ciarlare to chat, whence E. charlatan.]

Wikidata

  1. Charade

    Charade is a 1963 American romantic comedy/mystery film directed by Stanley Donen, written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The movie also features Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, and Jacques Marin. It spans three genres: suspense thriller, romance and comedy. Because Universal Pictures published the movie with an invalid copyright notice, the film entered the public domain in the United States immediately upon its release. The film is notable for its screenplay, especially the repartee between Grant and Hepburn, for having been filmed on location in Paris, for Henry Mancini's score and theme song, and for the animated titles by Maurice Binder. Charade has received generally positive reviews from critics, and was additionally noted to contain influences of genres such as whodunit, screwball and spy thriller; it has also been referred to as "the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Charade

    shar-äd′, n. a species of riddle, the subject of which is a word proposed for solution from an enigmatical description of its component syllables and of the whole—the charade is often acted. [Fr.; ety. dub. Littré gives Prov. charrada, chatter; Prof. Skeat quotes Sp. charrada, the speech of a clown.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Charade in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Charade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Charade in a Sentence

  1. Joshua Greene:

    She was an excellent houseguest according to my mom and dad, she was never needy. She would keep to herself. She knew she had the run of the house. The guest room had its own entrance and exit. They played charades and cards. Gene Kelly, who was probably one of the greatest charade players of all time, was unstoppable. Marilyn was always like a little girl watching a master at work because when Gene Kelly did his charades, everyone would stop in awe… She loved to read and would sit quietly for hours and read books. And she loved music.

  2. Scott Perry:

    This is all for headlines and sensationalism, the fact that they sent it to the press before they send it to the members is just proof it's all about headlines. This whole thing is a charade.

  3. Germaine Greer:

    Older women can afford to agree that femininity is a charade, a matter of colored hair, ecru lace and whalebones, the kind of slap and tat that transvestites are in love with, and no more.

  4. Donald Trump:

    I think you're going to see a lot of things happen on November 6 that would not have happened before -- the American public has seen this charade, has seen this dishonesty by the Democrats.

  5. The Washingtonian:

    But Cantor, who was defeated in his 2014 primary by unknown economics professor Dave Brat, seemed to admit theGOPbattle-cry was just a charade. … ‘We sort of all got what was going on, that there was this disconnect in terms of communication, because no one wanted to take the time out in the general public to even think about ‘Wait a minute — that can’t happen,’ if you’ve got that anger working for you, you’re gonna let it be.

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