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Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
Walter Savage Landor

Meaning of "masked" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MASKED

masked  [mɑːskt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MASKED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Masked is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MASKED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

masked

Mask

A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance or entertainment. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes. They are usually worn on the face, although they may also be positioned for effect elsewhere on the wearer's body, so in parts of Australia giant totem masks cover the body, whilst Inuit women use finger masks during storytelling and dancing.

Definition of masked in the English dictionary

The definition of masked in the dictionary is disguised or covered by or as if by a mask.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MASKED


arabesqued
ˌærəˈbeskt
casqued
kæskt
tusked
ˈtʌskt
unasked
ʌnˈɑːskt
uncasked
ʌnˈkæskt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MASKED

mashua
mashup
mashy
Masinissa
masjid
mask
maskable
maskallonge
maskalonge
maskanonge
masked ball
maskeg
masker
masking
masking tape
maskinonge
maskirovka
masklike
maslin
masochism

WORDS THAT END LIKE MASKED

backed
blocked
checked
cracked
hand-picked
hooked
leaked
locked
marked
naked
nonsked
packed
parked
shocked
smoked
stacked
tracked
unlocked
wicked
worked

Synonyms and antonyms of masked in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MASKED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «masked» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of masked

Translation of «masked» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MASKED

Find out the translation of masked to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of masked from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «masked» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

戴面具的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enmascarado
570 millions of speakers

English

masked
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नकाबपोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُتَنَكِرٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замаскированный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mascarado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছদ্মবেশী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

masqué
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertopeng
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

maskiert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マスクをした
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마스크를 쓴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Masked
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

che mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முகமூடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुखवटा घातलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

maskeli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mascherato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zamaskowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

у масці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mascat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μασκοφορεμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gemaskerde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

maskerad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

maskert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of masked

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MASKED»

The term «masked» is very widely used and occupies the 17.639 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MASKED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «masked» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «masked» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about masked

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4 QUOTES WITH «MASKED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word masked.
1
Jay Griffiths
I'm not against entertainment: if someone wants to read nonsense-mongers, let them, but I resent the appearance of parity between two articles on an issue as serious as climate change when one article is actually gibberish masked in pseudoscience and the other is well informed and accurate.
2
Walter Savage Landor
Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
3
Deborah Mailman
My school friends thought I was outgoing and bubbly, but that masked a lot of insecurities, and maybe that's the reason I chose drama - to build a bit of self-confidence. I had a great teacher, and I won a few speech and drama competitions and just fell in love with it.
4
Jake Roberts
There is this great, great wrestler, who never really got an opportunity to be a star, named Len Denton: he was a masked guy called The Grappler. He was one of my favorite guys to ever wrestle, and it was just a tremendous pleasure to step in the ring with him.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASKED»

Discover the use of masked in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to masked and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Masked
This brilliant new collection features original stories and novellas from some of today’s most exciting voices in comics, science fiction, and fantasy.
Lou Anders, 2010
2
Masked
All Daniel and Rosie want is to get in and out without any trouble. Neither expects what happens next. A masked man enters the store. "This is a stickup," he announces. He has a gun and isn't afraid to use it.
Norah McClintock, 2010
3
Masked Men: Masculinity and the Movies in the Fifties
Masked Men focuses on the gender and sexual masquerades that organized their performances of masculinity on and off screen.
Steve Cohan, 1997
4
Masked
Yet the path to success is paved with twists and turns, obstacles and detours. Author R.A. Vukovich helps to understand the detours. Masked expresses the hope and insight many in the church are seeking.
R.A. Vukovich, 2011
5
Masked Performance: The Play of Self and Other in Ritual and ...
Growing out of a series of articles written over a 15 year period, and illustrated with over 100 photos, this volume offers a narrowed focus examination of various performing traditions that rely on the expressive power and imagination of ...
John Emigh, 1996
6
Masked
Originally published with title: Reulim.
Ilan Hatsor, 2009
7
Masked by Moonlight
IN THIS STUNNING FIRST BOOK FROM NANCY GIDEON’S SIZZLING NEW SERIES, A TENACIOUS COP AND HER SHAPE-SHIFTING ENEMY SACRIFICE EVERYTHING FOR FORBIDDEN DESIRE.
Nancy Gideon, 2010
8
I Was That Masked Man
Every baby boomer in America knows who that masked man was. He was mysterious and mythic at the same time, the epitome of the American hero: compassionate, honest, patriotic, inventive, an unswerving champion of justice and fair play.
Clayton Moore, 1998
9
A Masked Mob Mystery: A Zoo Animal Mystery
"Simple text and full-color photographs present a mystery zoo animal, one feature at a time, until its identity is revealed"--
Martha E. H. Rustad, Gail Saunders-Smith, 2010
10
Masked Voices: Gay Men and Lesbians in Cold War America
An analysis of unpublished letters to the first American gay magazine reveals the agency, adaptation, and resistance occurring in the gay community during the McCarthy era.
Craig M. Loftin, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASKED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term masked is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Masked gunman robs liquor store - The News Journal
A masked gunman robbed a liquor store Monday night in Ogletown, state police said Tuesday. Shortly before 10 p.m., the robber demanded ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
2
Anonymous vows vengeance against Canadian Mounties for …
"An RCMP officer mercilessly shot and killed a masked Anon without provocation or cause," the group stated. Anonymous has already begun ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
3
Jail for gun-toting masked gang whose month-long crime spree was …
A gang of gun-toting robbers whose 140-mile crime spree ended with a dramatic standoff have been caged. The masked thugs – led by crack ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
4
Masked intruders beat Florida man, put him in car trunk | News - Home
A 61-year-old man says masked intruders held him at gunpoint, beat him and forced him into the trunk of his car early Tuesday at his home in ... «WKMG Orlando, Jul 15»
5
Masked Royal Oak man holds razor knife to ex's throat, is stabbed …
A Royal Oak man is suspected of lying in wait at the house of his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend where police say he emerged from a closet and ... «The Oakland Press, Jul 15»
6
Woman beaten by masked man in Mountain View home invasion …
SAN DIEGO - A Mountain View woman was beaten by a masked man during one of two home invasions Monday that remained under ... «10News, Jul 15»
7
Masked thief targets North Philadelphia Dunkin Donuts | 6abc.com
Authorities are looking for an armed suspect who robbed a Dunkin Donuts in North Philadelphia. It happened at the store along the 800 Block ... «6abc.com, Jul 15»
8
Masked robbers threaten security guard with baseball bat in Salford …
Masked robbers threatened a security guard with a baseball bat in a cash raid. The man was returning to a security van with a cash box on ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
9
Masked men raid North Lincolnshire bowling alley - Sheffield …
Police are searching for three masked men, who were captured on CCTV at a North Lincolnshire bowling alley – before making away with the ... «Sheffield Telegraph, Jul 15»
10
Chattanooga Shooter's Family Masked Internal Struggles - BuzzFeed
Chattanooga Shooter's Family Masked Internal Struggles. Friends and classmates struggle to reconcile the private turmoil that was occurring ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»

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