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What is the difference between mime and charade?

mime | charade |

As nouns the difference between mime and charade

is that mime is a form of acting without words; pantomime while charade is 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.

As a verb mime

is to mimic.

As a proper noun MIME

is acronym of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions,|lang=en an Internet standard that extends the formatting and content capabilities of email.

mime

English

(wikipedia mime)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A form of acting without words; pantomime
  • A pantomime actor
  • A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce
  • A performer of such a farce
  • A person who mimics others in a comical manner
  • Verb

    (mim)
  • To mimic.
  • To act without words.
  • To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * lip-synch ----

    charade

    English

    Noun

    (en 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.
  • (in plural) A party game in which players mime a word, phrase, or name that the other players must try to guess.
  • Something apparently real but based on pretence/pretense.
  • She said she loved me but it was only a charade .

    See also

    * See also * sham