Definition of charade Charade
/ʃɚejˈd/ - [shereyd] - cha•rade
We found 9 definitions of charade from 6 different sources.
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What does charade mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: charades |
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| charade - a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades | ||
| word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | ||
| charade - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | ||
| parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | ||
| caricature, impersonation, imitation a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | ||
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Wiktionary 
- charade (Noun)
A specific kind of riddle in which a word or phrase to find is split in several parts that can each be guessed from a verbal clue. - charade (Noun)
A party game in which players mime a word or phrase that the other players must try to guess. - charade (Noun)
Something apparently real but based on pretence/ pretense.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- charade (n.)
A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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charade
A piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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charade
shar-äd′, n. a species of riddle, the subject of which is a word proposed for solution from an enigmatical description of its component syllables and of the whole—the charade is often acted. [Fr.; ety. dub. Littré gives Prov. charrada, chatter; Prof. Skeat quotes Sp. charrada, the speech of a clown.]
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🔤- charade, noun, singular of charades.
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