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[ mas-kuh-reyd ] / ˌmæs kəˈreɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR masquerade ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes. a costume or disguise worn at such a gathering. false outward show; façade; pretense: a hypocrite's masquerade of virtue. activity, existence, etc., under false pretenses: a rich man's masquerade as a beggar. verb (used without object), mas·quer·ad·ed, mas·quer·ad·ing.to go about under false pretenses or a false character; assume the character of; give oneself out to be: to masquerade as a former Russian count. to disguise oneself. to take part in a masquerade. Origin of masquerade1580–90; earlier masquerada, mascarado,pseudo-Spanish forms of Middle French mascarade<Upper Italian mascherada;see mask, -ade1 SYNONYMS FOR masqueradeSEE SYNONYMS FOR masquerade ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM masquerademas·quer·ad·er, nounWords nearby masquerademas. pil., Masqat, masque, masque biliaire, masquer, masquerade, mass, massa, Massachuset, Massachusett, Massachusetts Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for masqueradeIt builds to a masquerade ball, in which Not Harry and the women don masks and commence flirting. You Really Don't Want to Watch Fox’s ‘I Wanna Marry “Harry”’|Jason Lynch|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST They masquerade as intellectual contests, but are really just showcases for rhetorical cleverness and public charisma. My Debate With an ‘Intelligent Design’ Theorist|Karl W. Giberson|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was supposed to come back to “masquerade the relationship,” but no such luck. Vegan Strippers Let It All Hang Out|Kelly Williams Brown|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST He escorts her to masquerade parties, takes her sailing on his yacht, force-feeds her oysters. Speed Read: 12 Naughty Bits From ‘50 Shades Darker’|Lizzie Crocker|May 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And it says something depressing about our country that it is permitted to masquerade as the former. The Freedom to Be Fat? The Politics of Movie Popcorn, Obama, and the FDA|Michael Tomasky|April 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST She also came to a masquerade at the Temple, in the costume of a City lady. Old and New London|Walter Thornbury Which means that you must carry on the masquerade till then? The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White The Recess was not a masquerade, but the plot and characters slightly picture the reign of Elizabeth. Woman's Work in English Fiction|Clara Helen Whitmore "I masquerade as Sir Hubert Pine," retorted the millionaire, slipping off the stone to sprawl full-length on the grass. "So this going about as a mountebank is only a masquerade," she said, with a touch of scorn. The Belovd Vagabond|William J. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for masquerade
nouna party or other gathering to which the guests wear masks and costumes the disguise worn at such a function a pretence or disguise verb (intr)to participate in a masquerade; disguise oneself to dissemble Derived forms of masquerademasquerader, nounWord Origin for masqueradeC16: from Spanish mascarada, from mascara mask Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to masqueradeshow, color, mask, circus, revel, costume, facade, impersonation, deception, pretense, cloak, imposture, festivity, screen, pose, front, veil, cover-up, carnival, cover |