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(gaɪz)
Word forms: plural guises
countable noun
You use guise to refer to the outward appearance or form of someone or something, which is often temporary or different from their real nature.
He turned up at a fancy dress Easter dance in the guise of a white rabbit. [+ of]
I see myself at different moments of history, in various guises and occupations.
Synonyms: form, appearance, dress, fashion More Synonyms of guise
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guise in British English

(ɡaɪz)
noun
1. 
semblance or pretence
under the guise of friendship
2. 
external appearance in general
3.  archaic
manner or style of dress
4.  obsolete
customary behaviour or manner
verb
5.  dialect
to disguise or be disguised in fancy dress
6. (transitive) archaic
to dress or dress up
Word origin
C13: from Old French guise, of Germanic origin; see wise2

Guise in American English 1

(giz)
noun
name of a Fr. ducal family of the 16th & 17th cent.

Guise in American English 2

(giz)
1. 
Franˈçois de Lorˈraine (fʀɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈʀɛn) 2d Duc de Guise 1519-63; Fr. statesman
2. 
Henˈri de Lorraine (ɑ̃ˈʀi) 3d Duc de Guise 1550-88; Fr. statesman: son of François

guise in American English

(gaɪz)
noun
1.  Archaic
a. 
manner or way
b. 
customary behavior, manner, or carriage
2. 
manner of dress; garb
3. 
outward aspect; semblance
4. 
a false or deceiving appearance; pretense
under the guise of friendship
SIMILAR WORDS:  apˈpearance
Word origin
ME gise < OFr guise < OHG wisa, way, manner, akin to wise2

Examples of 'guise' in a sentence
guise

In various guises they have been central to the human condition since prehistory.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
From the perspective of welfare economics, isn't this the optimal solution to the problem of online abuse in its many guises?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For half a century the old story has reared its head in different guises.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
None of the four teams have approached the performances they turned in when in their old guises.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The pursuit of power now appears on our screens in many guises.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She was a painter who had an eccentric taste for religion in its various guises.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Some call it a grammar school in another guise.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The impetus for this renewal of purpose has arrived in many guises.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Stress comes in many guises and disguises.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Charity takes many forms and philanthropists come in as many guises.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We also need to be very careful to ensure that referral fees do not appear in another guise.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
No sooner has a problem supposedly been "solved" than it comes back again in a new guise.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
Storage opportunities come in many guises.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Each transaction he undertook with Resolution in its previous guise doubled the size of the group.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The problem is coming back now, but in a different guise.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
They have been performing together in various guises for nearly 20 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The Goddess appears frequently in various guises in recorded history throughout the world.
Campbell, Eileen & Brennan, J. H. Dictionary of Mind, Body and Spirit (1994)
But it emerges in another guise, often anonymously or from social media accounts under stolen identities.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It does come in various guises, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Sixty photographic portraits chosen from more than 5,000 entries capture the face of contemporary society in its myriad different guises.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If it comes back, it will be in a different guise and there might be some demand for it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Perhaps the oddity is not his expected recall in a different guise, but his selection as a spinner in the first place.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I love sprouts in various guises, but this is a nice alternative.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Friends said his treatment would continue in'some guise or another '.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is funny how, in football management, similar challenges arrive in different guises.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was a guise he adopted to great effect, since it was both reassuring to clients and off-putting to opponents.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
guise

British English: guise NOUN
You use guise to refer to the outward appearance or form of someone or something.
He turned up at a fancy dress Easter dance in the guise of a white rabbit.
  • American English: guise
  • Brazilian Portuguese: forma
  • Chinese: 伪装
  • European Spanish: disfraz
  • French: apparence
  • German: Gestalt
  • Italian: sembianze
  • Japanese: 外観
  • Korean: 외관
  • European Portuguese: forma
  • Latin American Spanish: disfraz

Chinese translation of 'guise'

guise

(ɡaɪz)

n

  1. in or under the guise of 在 ... 的幌子下 (zài ... de huǎngzi xià)
in a different guise 在不同的伪(偽)装(裝)下 (zài bùtóng de wěizhuāng xià)
1 (noun) 
Definition
general appearance or form
He claimed the Devil had appeared to him in the guise of a goat.
Synonyms
form
The rejoicing took the form of exuberant masquerades.
appearance
He had the appearance of a college student.
dress
fashion
shape
The glass bottle is the shape of a woman's torso.
aspect
The snowy tree assumed a lifeless aspect.
mode
the capitalist mode of production
semblance
2 (noun) 
Definition
a false appearance
The workers are being dismissed under the guise of a reorganization.
Synonyms
pretence
He claimed the police beat him up under the pretence that he was resisting arrest.
show
We need to make a show of acknowledging their expertise.
mask
His mask cracked, and she saw an angry and violent man.
disguise
His seeming naivety was a disguise for his shrewd business mind.
face
We climbed 200 feet up the cliff face.
front (informal)
a front for crime syndicates
aspect
façade
At work they hid their dislike of each other behind a façade of cheerfulness.
semblance
They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of appearance
Definition
the way a person or thing looks
He had the appearance of a college student.
Synonyms
look,
face,
form,
air,
figure,
image,
looks,
bearing,
aspect,
manner,
expression,
demeanour,
mien (literary)
in the sense of aspect
Definition
appearance or look
The snowy tree assumed a lifeless aspect.
Synonyms
appearance,
look,
air,
condition,
quality,
bearing,
attitude,
cast,
manner,
expression,
countenance (literary),
demeanour,
mien (literary)
in the sense of disguise
Definition
a mask, costume, or manner that disguises
His seeming naivety was a disguise for his shrewd business mind.
Synonyms
façade,
front (informal),
deception,
pretence,
veneer,
semblance,
trickery,
dissimulation

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