🎭 A face mask 😶 A false front 🎭 To disguise

vizard

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A polite or calm face that hides what someone really feels

noun
/ˈvɪzərd/

Archaic

: máscara

Behind her cheerful vizard, she was struggling with sadness.

Examples

He wore a polite smile as a vizard to hide his disappointment.
The politician's charm was merely a vizard concealing his real ambitions.
She wore a beautiful vizard at the masquerade.
The vizard hid his true emotions during the event.
He wore a polite smile as a vizard to hide his disappointment.
Behind her cheerful vizard, she was struggling with sadness.
The politician's charm was merely a vizard concealing his real ambitions.

Synonyms

mask

vsvizard

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A way of acting that hides how a person really feels

focuses on hiding inner feelings or character rather than any truth

facade

vsvizard

39 7.2

A false appearance that hides true problems

hides inner feelings or character without implying a sustained public front

disguise

vsvizard

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An outward appearance that hides someone's real identity or intentions

conceals inner feelings or character rather than hiding identity

masquerade

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A false appearance that hides someone's true feelings or plans

conceals inner feelings or character rather than creating an obvious show

cheerful facade

vsvizard

1 6.0

A happy appearance that hides true feelings

hides inner feelings or character without necessarily appearing happy

How Concealing

vizard

Archaic

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disguise

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veneer

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Surface Forms

vizard singular

vizards plural

Etymology

Vizard originally meant a face mask, so people began to use it for any outward look that hides the real person underneath. That's why a polite smile or charming manner can be called a vizard when it hides true feelings.