masquerade vs pose

pose vs masquerade

masquerade and pose both are nouns.

masquerade and pose both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
masquerade	Yes	No	Yes	No
pose	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pose is a hypernym of masquerade; that is, pose is a word with a broader meaning than masquerade:

masquerade: pretend to be someone or something that you are not
pose: pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

Other hypernyms of masquerade include impersonate, personate.

masquerade (noun)	pose (noun)
making a false outward show	a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party	affected manners intended to impress others
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks	a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

masquerade (verb)	pose (verb)
pretend to be someone or something that you are not	be a mystery or bewildering to
take part in a masquerade	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	assume a posture as for artistic purposes
	behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
	offer for others to consider

Difference between masquerade and pose

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