noun🔗ShareAn assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions."I was invited to the masquerade party at their home."cultureentertainmenteventstyletraditionsocietyappearancegroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball."The masquerade was a lot of fun; everyone wore elaborate costumes. "appearanceentertainmentcultureeventtraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display."His kindness was a masquerade; he was secretly trying to steal her clients. "appearanceactionentertainmentculturestylesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn assembly of varied, often fanciful, things."The school's annual talent show was a masquerade of singing, dancing, and comedy acts. "cultureentertainmentappearanceeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits."The school's annual masquerade was a fun event, with students performing short plays in their costumes. "entertainmenteventcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque."The school play featured a colorful masquerade, with students wearing elaborate masks and costumes. "cultureentertainmentliteraturearttraditionstyleeventappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes."The annual school fiesta included a dazzling masquerade, where students rode their horses in squadrons, mimicking the Spanish military exercises. "cultureentertainmentmilitarysportactionwarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; to wear a disguise."I’m going to masquerade as the wikipede. What are you going to dress up as?"appearancecultureentertainmentstyleeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not."He masqueraded as my friend until the truth finally came out."appearancecharacteractionbeingentertainmentsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise."He tried to masquerade his nervousness with a confident smile before the presentation. "appearancecharacterentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
