guise
/ˈɡaɪz/
guise noun: a customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.). Also the deliberate misspelling of guys.
Noun
guise (plural guises)
- A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
- dialecticians and sophists assume the same guise as the philosopher1924, Aristotle. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Aristotle. Metaphysics. Book 1, Part 5.
- Synonyms:
- conduct
- An external appearance in manner or dress; an appropriate indication or expression; a garb; a shape.
- A misleading appearance; a cover, a cloak.
- Under the guise of patriotism
- Ought we be concerned that our rights to protest are being continually eroded under the guise of enhancing our safety?2013 September 13, Russell Brand, The Guardian
Verb
guise (third-person singular simple present guises, present participle guising, simple past and past participle guised)
Proper noun capitalized: Guise
Guise (plural Guises)
- A surname.
Also used as
guise is also the deliberate misspelling of guys.
Examples of guise in a sentence
- It’s a public truce under the guise of a joint slay.
- Soon other countryballs appeared all in the guise of different national flags.
- In their human guise the gumiho will seduce a man, kill him, and then consume his liver.
Synonyms of guise
Forms of guise
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | guises |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | guises |
| present participle | guising |
| past participle | guised |
| past | guised |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Guises |
Origin of guise
From Middle English guise, gise, gyse, from Old French guisse, guise, vise (“guise, manner, way”), from Old Frankish *wīsa (“manner, way, fashion”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsǭ (“manner, way”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, view, behold, perceive”). Cognate with Old High German wīsa (“way, manner”), Old English wīse (“way, manner”), Dutch wijze (“way, manner”). More at wise.
Words formed from guise
Words that rhyme with guise
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- arise
- capsize
- comprise
- revise
- abscise
- agrise
- apprise
- chastise
- despise
- flys
- guys
- lyse
- palatalize
- pies
- prise
- skies
- snies
- sties
- supplies
- surmise
- ties
- tries
- velarize
- aguise
- applies
- authorize
- ayes
- belies
- brise
- buys
- byes
- complies
- cries
- dies
- dries
- dyes
- excise
- eyes
- flies
- flyes
- four eyes
- frankenpies
- fries
- Frise
- hies
- highs
- home fries
- i's
Questions about guise
- What does guise mean?
- Guise means a customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.).
- What part of speech is guise?
- Guise can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce guise?
- Guise is pronounced /ˈɡaɪz/.
- What is the plural of guise?
- The plural of guise is guises.
Words near guise in the dictionary
Source and license
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