guise
Plural: guises
Noun
- an artful or simulated semblance
- "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
- 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.)
- An external appearance in manner or dress; an appropriate indication or expression; a garb; a shape.
- A misleading appearance; a cover, a cloak.
- Deliberate misspelling of guys.
Verb
Verb Forms: guised, guising, guises
- To disguise or conceal one's true appearance or nature.
- To dress.
- To act as a guiser; to go dressed up in a parade etc.
Examples
- He tried to GUISE his intentions by playing a low-scoring word, setting up a bigger play later.
- Under the guise of patriotism
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
pretence, pretense, pretext, air, appearance, aspect, bearing, conduct, demeanor, deportment, garb, guise, hue, likeness, look, manner, mien
Scrabble Score: 6
guise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordguise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
guise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary