guise
noun
[ ɡʌɪz ]
• an external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something.
• "he visited in the guise of an inspector"
Similar:
likeness,
external appearance,
appearance,
semblance,
form,
outward form,
shape,
image,
aspect,
disguise,
false colours,
costume,
clothes,
outfit,
dress,
pretence,
false show,
false front,
false display,
show,
front,
facade,
illusion,
cover,
blind,
screen,
smokescreen,
masquerade,
posture,
pose,
act,
charade,
put-on,
put-up job,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to wise2.
