English Dictionary
Definition of “guise”
guise (ɡaɪz
)
Definitions
noun
- semblance or pretence ⇒
under the guise of friendship
- external appearance in general
- archaic manner or style of dress
- obsolete customary behaviour or manner
verb
- dialect to disguise or be disguised in fancy dress
- (tr) archaic to dress or dress up
Word Origin
C13: from Old French guise, of Germanic origin; see wise²
Usage examples
Because he'd never met Rickmore, he had to imagine him in a villainous guise in order to hate him the more.
Ashford, Jeffrey, A Question of Principle (1986)In the guise of creating a consensus, some people don't take action.
Business Today (1998)Except that in this instance the ruthlessness is executed under the guise of higher motive.
Irish Times (2002)The star, who revealed his bizarre plans in his autobiography, may don a wig and false nose in his new guise.
Sun, News of the World (2004)l Speaking from his own very moving personal experience he was right to say that his feeling just appeared in the guise of fear.
Carpenter, Anne & Johnson, Geoffrey, Why am I Afraid to Grieve (1994)
