Mummery
['mʌm(ə)rɪ]
Definition
(n.) Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.
(n.) Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Masking, masquerade, buffoonery, harlequinade, foolery, tomfoolery.[2]. Empty show, solemn mockery, vain ceremony.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Antics, masquerade, vagary, buffoonery
ANT:Pageant, procession, exhibition
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Examples
- Where be these dog-priests now, growled the Baron, who set such price on their ghostly mummery? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Your highness must break short this present mummery. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I am not at all displeased that the thesis and dedication with which we were threatened are blown over, for I dislike much all sorts of mummery. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- What profane mummery is this? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- What mummery is this, De Bracy? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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