What is the reason for this masquerade?
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Masquerade
//ˌmæskəˈɹeɪd//
Synonyms for "masquerade" (221 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (66)
dinnerdinner partydisappeardisguisedissemblancedissemblingdissimulationdodominodonation partydressdrop from sightdumb showembodimentenactenactingenactmententertainmentequipfacade
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facefakeryfakingfalse airfalse colorsfalse facefalse frontfalse showfalsityfancy dressfancy-dress ballfantasyfeigningfeintfestivityfitfit outfour-flushingfraudfrontgarden partygetupgiltglossgo into hidinggo to groundgo undergroundhabithen partyhidehide awayhide outhole uphophouse partyhouse-raisinghousewarminghumbughumbuggeryimitateimitationimpersonateimpersonationimposture
Noun(2 words)
Related words (110)
incarnationincognitokaffeeklatschlawn partylielie closelie doggolie hidlie lowlie snugmake false pretensesmaskmasked ballmasquemasquerade asmasquerade ballmasquerade partymeretriciousnessmimemimesis
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mimicmimickingmimicrymimingmixermotleymufflermummeryostentationoutfitoutward showpantomimepantomimingpartypass forpass offperformperformanceperformingpersonatepersonationpersonificationplayplay a partplay peekabooplayactingplayingportrayalposepose asposingposturepretencepretend to bepretensepretensionpretextprompromenadeprotective colorationput onput-onrecord hopremain anonymousrepresentationretire from sightrigrig outrig upseemingsemblanceshamshindigshindyshowshowersimulacrumsimulatesimulationsit tightsmoke screensmokersockspeciousnesssquare dancestagstag dancestag partystay in hidingsubterfugesuitsurprise partytake covertake offtea dancethe dansanttightsturn outtutuuniformvarnishveilvisorvizardvizard maskwear a maskwindow dressing
Noun(3 words)
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4 entriesderived
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Translations
84 translations across 37 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَنَكَّرَ verb (to conceal with masks)
Armenian
1 entries- դիմակահանդես noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Belarusian
2 entries- бал-маскара́д noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- маскара́д noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Bulgarian
2 entries- маскара́д noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- маскирам се verb (to conceal with masks)
Catalan
1 entries- mascarada noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 化妝舞會 /化妆舞会 noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- 面具舞會 /面具舞会 noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Czech
1 entries- maškaráda noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Esperanto
1 entries- maskitaro noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Estonian
2 entries- maskeraad noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- maskiball noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Finnish
1 entries- naamiaiset noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
French
3 entries- bal masqué noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- mascarade noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- déguiser verb (to frolic or disport in disguise)
Georgian
1 entries- მასკარადი noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
German
3 entries- Maskenspiel noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- Maskerade noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- Maskerade noun (act of living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show — see also disguise, pretence)
Hebrew
2 entries- מְסִבַּת תַּחְפֹּשׂוֹת noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- נֶשֶׁף מַסֵּכוֹת noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Hindi
2 entries- छद्म noun (act of living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show — see also disguise, pretence)
- छद्मवेश noun (act of living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show — see also disguise, pretence)
Hungarian
2 entries- maszkabál noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- álarcosbál noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Indonesian
1 entries- menyamar verb (to conceal with masks)
Italian
4 entries- ballo in maschera noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- farsa noun (act of living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show — see also disguise, pretence)
- festa in costume noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- mascherata noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Japanese
4 entries- マスカレイド noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- 仮面舞踏会 noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- 成りすます verb (to conceal with masks)
- 装う verb (to conceal with masks)
Korean
2 entries- 가면무도회 noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- 매스커레이드 noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Latvian
1 entries- maskarāde noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Lithuanian
1 entries- maskaradas noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Macedonian
3 entries- маскара́да noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- маскенбал noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- маски́ра verb (to conceal with masks)
Mongolian
1 entries- багт наадам noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Persian
1 entries- بالماسکه noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Polish
3 entries- bal przebierańców noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- maskarada noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- maskarada noun (act of living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show — see also disguise, pretence)
Portuguese
2 entries- baile de máscaras noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- mascarar verb (to conceal with masks)
Romanian
1 entries- mascaradă noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Russian
4 entries- бал-маскара́д noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- маскара́д noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- маскара́д noun (act of living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show — see also disguise, pretence)
- замаскирова́ться verb (to conceal with masks)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- maskaráda noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- maskaráda noun (act of living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show — see also disguise, pretence)
- maskaráda noun (assembly of varied, often fanciful, things)
- maskaráda noun (cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits)
Slovak
1 entries- maškaráda noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Slovene
1 entries- maškarada noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Spanish
2 entries- mascarada noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- mascarada noun (act of living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show — see also disguise, pretence)
Swedish
1 entries- maskerad noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Turkish
2 entries- kıyafet balosu noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- maskeli balo noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Ukrainian
2 entries- бал-маскара́д noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
- маскара́д noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Walloon
1 entries- mascaråde noun (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Tom held a masquerade ball in the grand ballroom.
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The princess held a masquerade ball in the grand ballroom.
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Tom and Mary met at a masquerade ball.
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