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Impersonation vs Masquerade - What's the difference?

impersonation | masquerade |

As nouns the difference between impersonation and masquerade

is that impersonation is the act of impersonating while masquerade is a party or assembly of people wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.

As a verb masquerade is

to assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.

impersonation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of impersonating

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    masquerade

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A party or assembly of people wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
    • In courtly balls and midnight masquerades -
  • (obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See “mask”
  • Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise.
    • I was invited to the masquerade at their home.
    That masquerade of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome -
  • (archaic) A Spanish entertainment in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.

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    * costume party

    Verb

  • To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.
    • I'm going to masquerade as the wikipede. What are you going to dress up as?
  • To frolic or disport in disguise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
    • He masqueraded as my friend until the truth finally came out.
    A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin -
  • To conceal with masks; to disguise.
    • To masquerade vice - Killingbeck