Abbreviations.com Convert.net Definitions.net Lyrics.net Phrases.net Quotes.net References.net Rhymes.net Synonyms.net USZip.com  Bookmark and Share
 
Definitions.net
Search for Dictionary Definitions:  
Browse Alphabetically:
 A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   # 
 random definition 

 Definitions of make-believe  [ɪk]  

Translate make-believe to



Definition of 'make-believe' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) make-believe
pretense, esp. of an innocent or playful kind; feigning.

2. (adj.) make-believe
pretended; feigned; imaginary.

Etymology:  (1805–15)

Definition of 'make-believe' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) pretense, pretence, make-believe
imaginative intellectual play

2. (adj) make-believe, pretend
the enactment of a pretense
"it was just pretend"

3. (verb) make-believe, pretend
imagined as in a play
"the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"

4. (verb) make, pretend, make believe
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
"She makes like an actress"


Definition of 'make-believe' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) make-believe
a state in which you pretend; = fantasy
She lives in a world of make-believe.


Definition of 'make-believe' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) make-believe
feigned; insincere

2. (noun) make-believe
a feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; an invention



'make-believe' - Nearby Entries  

make a point  make as if  make believe  make bold  make clean  make do  make-believe  



Citation: Add this definition to your bibliography   MLA  Chicago  APA 
"make-believe." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2012. 14 February. 2012. http://www.definitions.net/definition/make-believe


Alternative search options for 'make-believe'   
Search for Synonyms for 'make-believe'
Quotes containing the term 'make-believe'
Search for Phrases containing the term 'make-believe'
Search for Abbreviations containing the term 'make-believe'
Search for 'make-believe' on Search make-believe on Amazon.com! & Search make-believe on Google.com!
What rhymes with 'make-believe'?
NEW:Search for Song lyrics containing the word 'make-believe'


Definitions.net |  Login |  Add New Abbreviation |  Your List |  Tools |  Become an Editor |  Tell a Friend |  Awards |  Testimonials |  Press |  News |  Forum new! |  APIs |  About
Copyright ©2001-2011 STANDS4 LLC. All rights reserved.  Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy  |  Advertise  |  Contact Us  Follow us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter!