Dictionary Definition
guise n : an artful or simulated semblance;
"under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" [syn: pretense, pretence, pretext]
User Contributed Dictionary
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Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aɪz
Noun
guise
- 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: . Book 1, Part 5.
- dialecticians and sophists assume the same guise as the philosopher
- 1924: Aristotle. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross.
Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available
at: . Book 1, Part 5.
- External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
- Cover; cloak; as, under the guise of patriotism.
Translations
way of speaking or acting
- Dutch: uiterlijk, voorkomen
- Portuguese: aparência
Extensive Definition
Guise is a
commune in the Aisne department
in Picardie in
northern France. The ruins of
the medieval castle of Guise, seat of the Dukes of
Guise, are located in the commune.
- Population: 6,066
- Area: 15.54 km²
- Altitude: 97 m
Economy
Guise is the agricultural centre of the northern area of Aisne.Miscellaneous
Guise was the birthplace of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794), a journalist and politician who played an important part in the French Revolution. It also hosted Jean-Baptiste Godin's familistère, created on the model of Charles Fourier's phalanstères.See also
guise in Bulgarian: Гюиз
guise in Cebuano: Guise
guise in German: Guise (Aisne)
guise in Spanish: Guisa
guise in French: Guise
guise in Italian: Guise
guise in Pampanga: Guise
guise in Dutch: Guise
guise in Norwegian: Guise
guise in Polish: Guise
guise in Swedish: Guise
guise in Volapük: Guise
guise in Chinese: 吉斯
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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