English Explanatory Dictionary

guise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
  2. An external appearance in manner or dress; an appropriate indication or expression; a garb; a shape.
  3. A misleading appearance; a cover, a cloak.
verb
  1. To dress.
  2. To act as a guiser; to go dressed up in a parade etc.
noun
  1. Deliberate misspelling of guys.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡaɪz/ en-us-guise.ogg

Word forms

guise guises guising guised

Etymology

From Middle English guise, gise, gyse, from Old French guisse, guise, vise (“guise, manner, way”), from Old Frankish *wīsa (“manner, way, fashion”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsǭ (“manner, way”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, view, behold, perceive”). Cognate with Old High German wīsa (“way, manner”), Old English wīse (“way, manner”), Dutch wijze (“way, manner”). More at wise.

Synonyms

air appearance aspect bearing demeanor deportment garb guise hue likeness look manner mien conduct

Related words

disguise bodyism Aspley Guise

Derived words

aguise
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