Word Meanings - MASQUERADE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. Pope. 2. A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st Mask, 3. Acting

Additional info about word: MASQUERADE

1. An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. Pope. 2. A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st Mask, 3. Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise. That masquerade of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome. De Quincey. 4. A Spanish diversion on horseback.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of MASQUERADE)

• Carnival
• Revel
• rout
• festivity
• masquerade
• Mummery
• Antics
• vagary
• buffoonery

Related words: (words related to MASQUERADE)

• REVELLENT
  Causing revulsion; revulsive. -- n.
• MASQUERADER
  One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.
• BUFFOONERY
  The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures. Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a tart piece of buffoonery with a "What makes you blush" Spectator.
• REVELATION
  1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them. 2. That which is revealed. The act of revealing divine truth. That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible. By revelation he made known unto
• CARNIVAL
  prop., the putting away of meat; fr. L. caro, carnis, flesh _ levare 1. A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days before Lent, ending with
• REVELATOR
  One who makes a revelation; a revealer.
• REVELATE
  To reveal. Frith. Barnes.
• REVELRY
  The act of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling. And pomp and feast and revelry. Milton.
• REVELMENT
  The act of reveling.
• MUMMERY
  1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery. The mummery of foreign strollers. Fenton. 2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies. Bacon.
• REVELOUS
  Fond of festivity; given to merrymaking or reveling. Companionable and revelous was she. Chaucer.
• REVEL
  See REVEAL
• FESTIVITY
  1. The condition of being festive; social joy or exhilaration of spirits at an entertaintment; joyfulness; gayety. The unrestrained festivity of the rustic youth. Bp. Hurd. 2. A festival; a festive celebration. Sir T. Browne.
• VAGARY
  1. A wandering or strolling. 2. Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose. "The vagaries of a child." Spectator. They changed their minds, Flew off, and into strange vagaries fell. Milton.
• MASQUERADE
  1. An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. Pope. 2. A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st Mask, 3. Acting
• REVELER
  One who revels. "Moonshine revelers." Shak.
• REVEL-ROUT
  1. Tumultuous festivity; revelry. Rowe. 2. A rabble; a riotous assembly; a mob.
• INFESTIVITY
  Want of festivity, cheerfulness, or mirth; dullness; cheerlessness.