About The Word Charade

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Charade

Charade Meaning & Definition
Charade Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Charade?

[n] a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
[n] a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

Synonyms | Synonyms for Charade: burlesque | lampoon | mockery | parody | pasquinade | put-on | sendup | spoof | takeoff | travesty

Related Terms | Find terms related to Charade: absurdity | anagram | antimasque | audience success | ballet | bearing | beck | beckon | body language | bomb | broadcast drama | burlesque show | carriage | chironomy | cliff hanger | closet drama | comedy drama | conundrum | critical success | dactylology | daytime serial | deaf-and-dumb alphabet | dialogue | disguise | documentary drama | drama | dramalogue | dramatic play | dramatic series | dumb show | duodrama | duologue | epic theater | experimental theater | extravaganza | failure | farce | flop | gasser | gesticulation | gesture | gesture language | giveaway | Grand Guignol | hand signal | happening | hit | hit show | improvisational drama | kinesics | legitimate drama | logogriph | make-believe | masque | melodrama | minstrel show | miracle | miracle play | mockery | monodrama | monologue | morality | morality play | motion | movement | music drama | musical revue | mystery | mystery play | opera | pageant | panel show | pantomime | parody | Passion play | pastoral | pastoral drama | piece | play | playlet | poise | pose | posture | pretension | pretentiousness | problem play | psychodrama | quiz show | radio drama | rebus | review | revue | riddle | sensational play | serial | show | shrug | sign language | sitcom | situation comedy | sketch | skit | soap | soap opera | sociodrama | spectacle | stage play | stage show | stance | straight drama | success | suspense drama | tableau | tableau vivant | talk show | teleplay | television drama | television play | theater of cruelty | Tom show | total theater | travesty | variety show | vaudeville | vaudeville show | vehicle | word-of-mouth success | work

See Also | caricature | charades | imitation | impersonation | word

Charade In Webster's Dictionary

\Cha*rade"\, n. [F. charade, cf. Pr. charrada long chat, It ciarlare to chat, whence E. charlatan.] A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations.

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