charades

cha·rade

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shuh-reyd; especially British shuh-rahd]
- /ʃəˈreɪd; especially British ʃəˈrɑd/
- /ʃəˈrɑːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuh-reyd; especially British shuh-rahd]
- /ʃəˈreɪd; especially British ʃəˈrɑd/

Definitions of charades word

noun charades a parlour game in which one team acts out each syllable of a word, the other team having to guess the word 3
noun charades charades, (used with a singular verb) a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess. 1
noun charades a word or phrase acted out in this game. 1
noun charades a blatant pretense or deception, especially something so full of pretense as to be a travesty. 1
noun charades Plural form of charade. 1
noun charades plural of charade. 0

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Origin of charades

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

1770-80; < French < Provençal charrad(o) entertainment, equivalent to charr(á) to chat, chatter (from imitative root) + -ado -ade1

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Parts of speech for Charades

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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charades popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for charades

noun charades

pretensions — the laying of a claim to something.
tricks — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.

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