masquerade

Noun
  1. A party of guests wearing costumes and masks (synset 108270371)
    is a type of: party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure
    subtypes: fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade ball - a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks
    same as: mask, masque, masquerade party
  2. A costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party (synset 103325464)
    is a type of:
    • 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
    has:
    • 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
    same as: fancy dress, masquerade costume
  3. Making a false outward show (synset 100757537)
    "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
    is a type of: feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation - the act of giving a false appearance
    same as: charade
Verb
  1. Take part in a masquerade (synset 202152392)
    is a type of: disguise, mask - make unrecognizable
  2. Pretend to be someone or something that you are not (synset 200839296)
    "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"
    is a type of: impersonate, personate, pose - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

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