masquerade
noun
a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
masquerades
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pluralof masquerade.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof masquerade (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
masqueradenouna party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
Example Sentences
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That kind of cynicism is cheap and facile and masquerades as intelligence and erudition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
By 1717 he was soliciting his opera subscribers to buy tickets, eventually hosting six masquerades a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
But it all falls broadly under the same boring commodification of the idea of “mental health”: a sweatshirt or a lipstick or a funny TikTok video that masquerades as more than it is.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2023
Although the letter doesn’t clearly define pseudoscience, Lau notes that a “commonsensical definition” is that pseudoscience refers to “something that is not very scientifically supported, that masquerades as if it is already very scientifically established.”
From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023
I have heard about the masquerades in England, with their grand costumes and music and acting, but only nobles are allowed to see them.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
