Guise

English

Noun

Guise

1. Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.
   • 1924: Aristotle. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 5.

     dialecticians and sophists assume the same guise as the philosopher

2. External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
3. Cover; cloak

   Under the guise of patriotism

4. (Internet slang) guys.

   Sup guise

Adjectives for Guise

altered; secret; abstracted; fitting; festal; mortal; novel; startling; attractive; celestial; compellent; lowly; truthful; human; opalescent; reputable; gentler; murky; artful ; silken; modern; winning.

Thesaurus

MO, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, air, algorithm, alibi, angle, apology, apparel, appearance, approach, array, aspect, attack, attire, bearing, bedizenment, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science, blanket, blind, brow, carriage, cast, cast of countenance, cloak, clothes, clothing, coat, color, coloring, complexion, comportment, conduct, configuration, costume, countenance, course, cover, cover story, cover-up, coverage, covering, covert, coverture, cowl, cowling, culture pattern, curtain, custom, demeanor, deportment, device, disguise, doing, doings, drape, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, effect, eidolon, excuse, facade, face, facet, facial appearance, false front, fashion, fatigues, favor, feathers, feature, features, feint, fig, figure, folkway, form, front, garb, garments, gear, gestalt, gestures, getup, gloss, goings-on, habiliment, habit, handle, hanging, hood, housing, image, imago, impression, investiture, investment, lame excuse, light, likeness, line, line of action, lineaments, linen, lines, locus standi, look, looks, maintien, manner, manner of working, manners, mantle, mask, means, method, methodology, methods, mien, mode, mode of operation, mode of procedure, modus operandi, modus vivendi, motions, movements, moves, observable behavior, order, ostensible motive, outfit, pall, pattern, phase, phasis, physiognomy, poise, poor excuse, port, pose, posture, practice, praxis, presence, pretense, pretension, pretext, procedure, proceeding, process, protestation, public motive, put-off, rags, raiment, reference, refuge, regard, respect, rig, robes, routine, screen, seeming, semblance, setout, sham, shape, shelter, shield, show, showing, shroud, side, simulacrum, slant, smoke screen, social science, sportswear, stalking-horse, stance, stratagem, style, subterfuge, system, tack, tactics, technique, tenor, the drill, the how, the way of, threads, togs, toilette, tone, total effect, traits, trick, trim, turn, turnout, twist, varnish, veil, vestment, vesture, view, viewpoint, visage, way, way of life, ways, wear, wearing apparel, wise

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aɪz
• Homophone: guys

Translations

way of speaking or acting

Dutch: uiterlijk (nl) n., voorkomen (nl) n. Macedonian: начин (mk) (náčin) m., однесување (mk) (odnesúvanje) n.

Portuguese: aparência (pt) f.

appearance in manner or dress

German: Erscheinung, Auftreten Macedonian: изглед (mk) (ízgled) m., појава (mk) (pójava) f.

Related terms

• disguise

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Italian

Noun

guise f.

1. Plural form of guisa.

Anagrams

• segui, seguì

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Spanish

Verb

Guise (infinitive guisar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of guisar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of guisar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of guisar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of guisar.