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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.]

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to pronounce charade?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say charade in sign language?

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. Lujan Grisham:

   It's an exhausting charade.

2. 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.

3. Joanna Schwartz:

   If a lawyer knows ahead of time that the officer is not going to be identified, who has no resources, it makes no financial sense at all to litigate that case, if we've given up the charade that accountability is only through financial payments by those officers, then we need to think more seriously about what the consequences are and what our internal disciplinary systems look like in law enforcement agencies.

4. Pat Cipollone:

   They're not here to steal one election. They're here to steal two elections, it's long past time we start this, so we can end this ridiculous charade and go have an election.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=charade
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Charade
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charade
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charade
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=charade
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=charade
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=charade