VERB | perception | masquerade | take part in a masquerade |
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communication | masquerade | pretend to be someone or something that you are not | |
NOUN | group | masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask | a party of guests wearing costumes and masks |
artifact | masquerade, fancy dress, masquerade costume | a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party | |
act | masquerade, charade | making a false / false / false outward show |
Sounds | mae.skerey'd | |
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Rhymes | accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd... |
Meaning | A party of guests wearing costumes and masks. | |
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Synonyms | masquerade party, masque, mask | |
Narrower | masked ball, masquerade ball, fancy-dress ball | A ball at which guests wear costumes and masks |
Broader | party | A group of people gathered together for pleasure |
Spanish | fiesta de disfraces, fiesta de máscaras, mascarada | |
Catalan | festa de disfresses, festa de màscares, mascarada | |
Verbs | masquerade | take part in a masquerade |
Meaning | A costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party. | |
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Synonyms | fancy dress, masquerade costume | |
Parts | domino | A loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume |
false face | A mask worn as part of a masquerade costume | |
Broader | costume | The attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball |
disguise | Any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity | |
Spanish | disfraz | |
Catalan | disfressa | |
Verbs | masquerade | take part in a masquerade |
Meaning | making a false / false / false outward show. | |
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Example | "a beggar's masquerade of wealth" | |
Synonym | charade | |
Broader | pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning | The act of giving a false / false / false appearance |
Spanish | mascarada | |
Catalan | mascarada | |
Verbs | masquerade | pretend to be someone or something that you are not |
Meaning | take part in a masquerade. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | disguise, mask | make unrecognizable |
Spanish | enmascararse | |
Catalan | fer-se pasar | |
Nouns | masquerade | a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party |
masquerade | a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | |
masquerader | a participant in a masquerade |
Meaning | pretend to be someone or something that you are not. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Broader | pose, impersonate, personate | pretend to be someone you are not |
Nouns | masquerade | making a false / false / false outward show |
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