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1. (n.) masquerade
a festive gathering of people wearing masks and costumes.
2. masquerade
a costume worn at such a gathering.
3. masquerade
false outward show; pretense.
4. (v.i.) masquerade
to represent oneself falsely.
5. masquerade
to disguise oneself.
6. masquerade
to take part in a masquerade.
Etymology: (1580–90; pseudo-Sp var. of MF mascarade < Upper It mascherada; see mask ,
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| Definition of 'masquerade' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
2. (noun) fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume
a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
3. (verb) masquerade
making a false outward show
"a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
4. (verb) masquerade
take part in a masquerade
5. (verb) masquerade
pretend to be someone or something that you are not
"he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"
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| Definition of 'masquerade' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) masquerade
an assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions
2. (noun) masquerade
a dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st Mask, 4
3. (noun) masquerade
acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise
4. (noun) masquerade
a Spanish diversion on horseback
5. (verb) masquerade
to assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade
6. (verb) masquerade
to frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not
7. (verb) masquerade
to conceal with masks; to disguise
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Sense: (a) pretence or disguise
Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade.
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 Afrikaans: vermomming |
 Arabic: تَقَنُّع، تَظاهُر |
 Bulgarian: преструвка |
 Brazilian: fingimento |
 Czech: předstírání |
 German: die Verstellung |
 Danish: maskerade |
 Greek: υποκρισία |
 Spanish: mascarada, farsa |
 Estonian: teesklus |
 Farsi: تظاهر |
 Finnish: teeskentely |
 French: mascarade |
 Hebrew: נֶשֶף מַסֵיכוֹת |
 Hindi: छद्मवेश |
 Croatian: maškarada |
 Hungarian: komédia |
 Indonesian: samaran |
 Icelandic: látalæti |
 Italian: finzione |
 Japanese: 見せかけ |
 Korean: 거짓 꾸밈, 겉치레 |
 Lithuanian: apsimetimas, maskaradas |
 Latvian: izlikšanās |
 Malay: sandiwara |
 Dutch: vals vertoon |
 Norwegian: maskerade, forkledning |
 Polish: maskarada |
 Persian: تظاهر |
 Pashto: په ظاهره كښى |
 Portuguese: fingimento |
 Romanian: mascaradă |
 Russian: притворство, маскарад |
 Slovak: maškaráda |
 Slovenian: maškarada |
 Serbian: maskarada |
 Swedish: maskerad, förklädnad |
 Thai: การเสแสร้ง |
 Turkish: yapmacık, sahte davranış |
 Taiwanese: 偽裝 |
 Ukrainian: маскарад |
 Urdu: بہروپ |
 Vietnamese: trò giả dối |
 Chinese: 伪装 |
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