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masklike

mask
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mask, mahsk]
    • /mæsk, mɑsk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mask, mahsk]
    • /mæsk, mɑsk/

Definitions of masklike word

  • noun masklike a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity. 1
  • noun masklike a grotesque or humorous false face worn at a carnival, masquerade, etc.: Halloween masks. 1
  • noun masklike Also called swim mask. a device consisting typically of a transparent glass or plastic panel fitted into a flexible rubber gasket that fits snugly around the eyes, over the cheeks, and usually over the nose: used by skin divers. 1
  • noun masklike anything that disguises or conceals; disguise; pretense: His politeness is a mask for his fundamentally malicious personality. 1
  • noun masklike a likeness of a face, as one molded on the face in plaster. Compare death mask, life mask. 1
  • noun masklike a covering of wire, gauze, etc., to protect the face, as from splinters, dust, or a pitched ball. 1

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Origin of masklike

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Middle French masque, perhaps directly < Italian maschera mask, disguise < pre-Latin *maskara, an extended form of *mask-, probably with orig. sense “black” (blackening the face being a simple form of disguise); another development of the same base is early Medieval Latin masca witch, ghost (also, mask); see mascot

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Masklike

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

masklike popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

masklike usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for masklike

adj masklike

  • impassive — without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
  • vacant — having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
  • meaningless — without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
  • hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
  • lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.

adjective masklike

  • expressionless — (of a person's face or voice) not conveying any emotion; unemotional.
  • empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.

Antonyms for masklike

adj masklike

  • meaningful — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
  • lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
  • filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
  • animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
  • aware — If you are aware of something, you know about it.

adjective masklike

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