маскара́д — meaning in English
maskarad
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English meaning
- masquerade noun A party or ball where guests wear masks and costumes.
Senses
маскара́д is used for these senses in English:
- masquerade An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
- masquerade (figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
masquerade — full definition
- noun A party or ball where guests wear masks and costumes.
- noun A false show or pretence that conceals the truth.
- verb To pretend to be someone or something one is not.