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Plural of masquerade

regular plural

The plural of masquerade is masquerades.

Forms of masquerade

Singularmasquerade /ˌmæskəˈɹeɪd/
Pluralmasquerades
Countablecountable

Masquerades in a sentence

  • Sercons tend not to have masquerades or pay much attention to media fandom.2002, Justine Larbalestier, The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction. From the entry sercon
  • The jack-pudding who now masquerades with motley countenance in the market-place of Lhasa.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 222. From the entry jack pudding
  • Croquet, danceables, masquerades, tennis, bowling, midnight suppers, and fancy dress balls were the order of the day for the vacationer.2001, John A. Grady, Dorothe M. Pollard, Plainfield, page 62. From the entry danceable
  • It’s not worth it, trying to figure Cam out—part of Cam’s special brand of charm is the screwed-up mystery meat that masquerades as his brain.2016, S. J. Goslee, Whatever.: or how junior year became totally f$@cked, page 99. From the entry mystery meat

Meaning of masquerade

  1. noun An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
  2. noun The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
  3. noun 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.

Full definition of masquerade

Questions about the plural of masquerade

What is the plural of masquerade?
The plural of masquerade is masquerades.
Is masquerade countable?
Masquerade is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: masquerade (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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