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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mas•quer•ade /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/USA pronunciation n., v., -ad•ed, -ad•ing. n. [countable] - a party of people wearing masks and costumes.
- a costume worn at such a gathering.
- false outward show:a masquerade of his true feelings.
v. - to represent oneself falsely:[~ + as + object]masqueraded as a surgeon.
- to disguise oneself: [~ + as + object]The spy masqueraded as an old peddler.[no object]He could be masquerading; who knows?
mas•quer•ad•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mas•quer•ade (mas′kə rād′),USA pronunciation n., v., -ad•ed, -ad•ing. n. - a 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.
v.i. - 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.
- Upper Italian mascherada; see mask, -ade1
- earlier masquerada, mascarado, pseudo-Spanish forms of Middle French mascarade 1580–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mummery.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: masquerade /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/ n - a party or other gathering to which the guests wear masks and costumes
- the disguise worn at such a function
- a pretence or disguise
vb (intransitive)- to participate in a masquerade; disguise oneself
- to dissemble
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish mascarada, from mascara maskˌmasquerˈader n |