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masquerades

/ˌmæskəˈreɪdz/

Meanings
noun
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.

Examples :

"I was invited to the masquerade party at their home."
culture entertainment event tradition society

Related Words

Illustration diversions

diversions noun

/daɪˈvɜːrʒənz/ /dɪˈvɜːrʒənz/

A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.

"The magician used silly jokes and bright lights as diversions while he secretly prepared the next trick. "

Illustration concealment

concealment noun

/kənˈsiːlmənt/

The practice of keeping secrets.

"Her constant concealment of her phone caused her parents to worry about what she was hiding. "

Illustration masquerade

masquerade noun

/ˈmæskəˌɹeɪd/

An 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."

Illustration performances

performances noun

/pərˈfɔrmənsɪz/ /pəˈfɔːmənsɪz/

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

Illustration masqueraded

masqueraded verb

/ˌmæskəˈreɪdɪd/ /ˌmɑːskəˈreɪdɪd/

To 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?"

Illustration pretentious

pretentious adjective

/pɹɪˈtɛnʃəs/

Intended to impress others; ostentatious.

"Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable."

Illustration conversation

conversation noun

/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.

"During their lunch break, the coworkers had a conversation about the new project. "

Illustration interactive

interactive noun

/ɪntɚˈæktɪv/

A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.

"The science museum's interactive exhibits were a hit with the children. "

Illustration entertainment

entertainment noun

/ˈɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

"The school's annual talent show was a great source of entertainment for the students and families. "

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

Illustration craftsmanship

craftsmanship noun

/ˈkræftsmənʃɪp/ /ˈkrɑːftsmənʃɪp/

The quality of being a craftsman.

"The craftsmanship in her knitted blanket was evident; every stitch was perfect. "